Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT

(b. 15 October 1752 , Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1843 , Berthierville, Canada East )

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Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT was born 15 October 1752 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT was the child of Nicolas HÉNAULT (ENAUD) and Catherine-Marguerite PIETTE (PIET) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) and Geneviève GENEREUX (maternal) Antoine PIETTE dit TREMPE and Marie BOUCHER

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

Joseph-Ambroise married Marguerite MILOT 10 February 1772 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite MILOT was born 10 June 1758 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 10 October 1775 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marguerite was the child of Antoine MILOT (MILEAUT) and Marie-Amable GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY.

Joseph-Ambroise married (2) Marguerite DESROSIERS 13 January 1777 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DESROSIERS was born 18 February 1756 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marguerite died 28 February 1843 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS and Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE.

Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT died 2 March 1843 in Berthierville, Canada East .
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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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Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT married

Marguerite MILOT-- Date: 10 February 1772 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite MILOT was the child of Antoine MILOT (MILEAUT) and Marie-Amable GRIVEAULT dite BOISJOLY

Children of Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT and Marguerite MILOT:

Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT married

Marguerite DESROSIERS-- Date: 13 January 1777 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite DESROSIERS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS and Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE

Children of Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT and Marguerite DESROSIERS:

Maxime HENAULT (b.8 October 1796, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 19 April 1865, Saint-Cuthbert, Canada East)
m. Catherine MARTIN dite PELLANT 24 November 1823 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1752 Birth
15 October 1752
Berthierville, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT and Marguerite MILOT 10 February 1772, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 19 years old.

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite MILOT died 10 October 1775, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT and Marguerite DESROSIERS 13 January 1777, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 24 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Birth of Child
Maxime HENAULT was born 8 October 1796, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph-Ambroise was 44 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Marriage of Child
Maxime HENAULT married 24 November 1823, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Catherine MARTIN dite PELLANT

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 Death
2 March 1843
Berthierville, Canada East

He died at the age of 90.