Joseph-Marie PLANTE

(b. 16 March 1737 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 25 May 1791 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-Marie PLANTE was born 16 March 1737 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Joseph-Marie PLANTE was the child of Nicolas PLANTE and Marie BROCHU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Georges PLANTE and Marguerite CRÉPEAU (maternal) Jean BROCHU and Marie-Françoise DELAUNAY

Joseph-Marie had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Joseph-Marie married Françoise GOSSELIN 4 February 1771 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise GOSSELIN was born 5 September 1752 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Françoise died 28 June 1823 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Françoise was the child of Ignace GOSSELIN and Catherine ROUSSEAU.

Joseph-Marie PLANTE died 25 May 1791 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Joseph-Marie PLANTE married

Françoise GOSSELIN-- Date: 4 February 1771 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise GOSSELIN was the child of Ignace GOSSELIN and Catherine ROUSSEAU

Children of Joseph-Marie PLANTE and Françoise GOSSELIN:

Jacques PLANTE (b.8 April 1776, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 December 1821, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Helene FORTIER 23 January 1809 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marie-Madeleine PLANTE (b.18 April 1777, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste MORIN 30 September 1800 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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1737 Birth
16 March 1737
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie PLANTE and Françoise GOSSELIN 4 February 1771, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 33 years old.

Revolutionary War
PLANTE,Joseph. St-Jean I.O. A chief American supporter, received commission as liéut. of militia (BTW).
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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.

1776 Birth of Child
Jacques PLANTE was born 8 April 1776, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph-Marie was 39 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine PLANTE was born 18 April 1777, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph-Marie was 40 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)