Joseph ALAIN

(b. 3 November 1718 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1764 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph ALAIN was born 3 November 1718 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Joseph ALAIN was the child of Pierre ALAIN and Anne RACINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Simon ALAIN and Jeanne MAUFAY (maternal) François RACINE and Marie BAUCHE (BAUCHER) (BAUCHET)

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

Joseph married Marie-Josephte PETITCLERC 27 November 1741 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte PETITCLERC was born 10 December 1719 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Charles PETITCLERC and Catherine-Jacqueline PREVOST.

Joseph ALAIN died 12 April 1764 in L'Ancienne Lorette, 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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Joseph ALAIN married

Marie-Josephte PETITCLERC-- Date: 27 November 1741 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte PETITCLERC was the child of Charles PETITCLERC and Catherine-Jacqueline PREVOST

Children of Joseph ALAIN and Marie-Josephte PETITCLERC:

Joseph ALAIN (b.28 September 1742, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne DERY 15 February 1768 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Geneviève ALAIN (b.19 August 1750, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph BOIVIN 14 February 1774 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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1718 Birth
3 November 1718
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ALAIN and Marie-Josephte PETITCLERC 27 November 1741, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Joseph ALAIN was born 28 September 1742, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Joseph was 23 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Geneviève ALAIN was born 19 August 1750, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Joseph was 31 years old.

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.