Joseph BOIS

(b. 13 January 1735 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 9 January 1814 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BOIS was born 13 January 1735 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Joseph BOIS was the child of Jacques BOIS and Marie-Angélique MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BOIS and Anne SOUCY (maternal) Michel MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Angélique THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT)

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

Joseph married Marie-Madeleine MORIN 1 February 1762 in La Pocatière, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine MORIN was born 8 September 1744 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Madeleine died 17 April 1787 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Andre MORIN and Francoise GRONDIN.

Joseph BOIS died 9 January 1814 in La Pocatière, 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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Joseph BOIS married

Marie-Madeleine MORIN-- Date: 1 February 1762 Place: La Pocatière, Canada
Marie-Madeleine MORIN was the child of Andre MORIN and Francoise GRONDIN

Children of Joseph BOIS and Marie-Madeleine MORIN:

Marie-Anne BOIS (b.13 April 1765, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 February 1844, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East )
m. Lambert PERRAULT 8 July 1793 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1735 Birth
13 January 1735
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOIS and Marie-Madeleine MORIN 1 February 1762, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 27 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BOIS was born 13 April 1765, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 30 years old.

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.