Joseph CHAPERON

(b. 12 April 1730 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 1 February 1789 , Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph CHAPERON was born 12 April 1730 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Joseph CHAPERON was the child of Jacques CHAPERON and Elisabeth DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques CHAPERON and Anne-Cecile CARRIÈRE (maternal) Antoine DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Marie ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

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

Joseph married Marie-Josephe MAGUET (MAILLET) 29 October 1753 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe MAGUET (MAILLET) was born 14 February 1732 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Josephe died 9 May 1800 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephe was the child of Alexandre MAGUET and Marie-Josephte BEAUCHAMP.

Joseph CHAPERON died 1 February 1789 in Saint-Constant, 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 CHAPERON married

Marie-Josephe MAGUET (MAILLET)-- Date: 29 October 1753 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe MAGUET (MAILLET) was the child of Alexandre MAGUET and Marie-Josephte BEAUCHAMP

Children of Joseph CHAPERON and Marie-Josephe MAGUET (MAILLET):

Marie-Josephte CHAPERON (b.17 May 1756, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 23 December 1809, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques-Marie POISSANT 8 April 1782 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1730 Birth
12 April 1730
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CHAPERON and Marie-Josephe MAGUET (MAILLET) 29 October 1753, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 23 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte CHAPERON was born 17 May 1756, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph was 26 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.

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte CHAPERON married 8 April 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jacques-Marie POISSANT

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)