Joseph VIVIER

(b. 23 January 1733 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1811 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Lower Canada )

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Joseph VIVIER was born 23 January 1733 in Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph VIVIER was the child of Pierre VIVIER and Catherine-Geneviève DAUPHIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre VIVIER and Marguerite ROY (maternal) René DAUPHIN and Suzanne GUIGNARD (GIGNARD)

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

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Joseph married Marie-Josephte GAUTHIER 21 February 1757 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephte GAUTHIER was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte died 27 January 1762 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Catherine LEMAY.

Joseph VIVIER died 6 May 1811 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Josephte GAUTHIER-- Date: 21 February 1757 Place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte GAUTHIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Catherine LEMAY

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1733 Birth
23 January 1733
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Joseph VIVIER and Marie-Josephte GAUTHIER 21 February 1757, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

He was 24 years old.

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte GAUTHIER died 27 January 1762, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

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.

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.