Joseph CHEVALIER

(b. 7 May 1702 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 12 August 1778 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph CHEVALIER was born 7 May 1702 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph CHEVALIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Louis CHEVALIER and Francoise-Catherine LAVALLEE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph CHEVALIER and Francoise-Marthe BARTON (maternal) Jean ("Petit Jean") LAVALLÉE and Marguerite DUSSON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marthe COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE 1 February 1734 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marthe COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE was born 12 February 1716 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marthe died 17 July 1738 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marthe was the child of Michel COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Louise CHARRON.

Joseph married (2) Marguerite DOUCET 7 April 1739 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DOUCET was born abt. 1719 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 4 May 1743 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Marguerite was the child of Pierre DOUCET and Elisabeth SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE.

Joseph married (3) Geneviève AUBUCHON 2 June 1744 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . Geneviève AUBUCHON was born 29 December 1705 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Geneviève died 8 March 1781 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Geneviève was the child of Joseph AUBUCHON dit DESALLIERS and Marie-Louise DANDONNEAU.

Joseph CHEVALIER died 12 August 1778 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of Joseph CHEVALIER

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Joseph CHEVALIER married

Marthe COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE-- Date: 1 February 1734 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Marthe COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE was the child of Michel COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Louise CHARRON

Children of Joseph CHEVALIER and Marthe COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE:

Elisabeth CHEVALIER (b.9 December 1734, Sorel, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LÉPINE 15 October 1753 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Joseph CHEVALIER married

Marguerite DOUCET-- Date: 7 April 1739 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Marguerite DOUCET was the child of Pierre DOUCET and Elisabeth SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

Children of Joseph CHEVALIER and Marguerite DOUCET:

Joseph CHEVALIER (b.19 September 1739, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. 16 November 1818, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Ursule HUS COURNOYER 10 February 1766 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph CHEVALIER married

Geneviève AUBUCHON-- Date: 2 June 1744 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Geneviève AUBUCHON was the child of Joseph AUBUCHON dit DESALLIERS and Marie-Louise DANDONNEAU

Children of Joseph CHEVALIER and Geneviève AUBUCHON:

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1702 Birth
7 May 1702
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CHEVALIER and Marthe COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE 1 February 1734, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 31 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Elisabeth CHEVALIER was born 9 December 1734, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1738 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marthe COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE died 17 July 1738, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

1739 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CHEVALIER and Marguerite DOUCET 7 April 1739, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 36 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Joseph CHEVALIER was born 19 September 1739, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Joseph was 37 years old.

1743 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite DOUCET died 4 May 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

1744 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CHEVALIER and Geneviève AUBUCHON 2 June 1744, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 42 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth CHEVALIER married 15 October 1753, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Jean-Baptiste BERARD dit LÉPINE

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1766 Marriage of Child
Joseph CHEVALIER married 10 February 1766, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Ursule HUS COURNOYER

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.