flag male ancestor  Joseph  PHANEUF

  (b. 6 August 1778 Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 8 September 1838 Tilbury, Upper Canada )  

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Joseph PHANEUF was born 6 August 1778 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph PHANEUF was the child of Paul PHANEUF   and   Marie-Louise GAUTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF and Marie BOUSQUET (maternal)  Nicolas GAUTHIER and Dorothee GOSSELIN

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Joseph  married  Genevieve TRAHAN 20 January 1800 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve TRAHAN  was born 30 January 1783 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie).  Genevieve died 15 October 1808 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie).  Genevieve was the child of Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN and Marie Angelique Madeleine CLOUATRE.

Joseph PHANEUF died 8 September 1838 in Tilbury, Upper Canada.
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Did You Know? 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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Family and Children of Joseph PHANEUF

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Joseph PHANEUF married flag female ancestor Genevieve TRAHAN-- Date: 20 January 1800 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Genevieve TRAHAN was the child of Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN and Marie Angelique Madeleine CLOUATRE




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Children of Joseph PHANEUF and Genevieve TRAHAN:

flag female ancestor Genevieve PHANEUF (b.10 September 1804, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada   d. 5 March 1880, Essex, Ontario, Canada)
m. François-Xavier LANOUE 27 September 1824 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

flag female ancestor Sophie PHANEUF (b.27 September 1806, L'Acadie, Lower Canada   d. abt. 1871, , Québec Province, Canada )



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birth1778 Birth
6 August 1778
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1800 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PHANEUF and Genevieve TRAHAN 20 January 1800, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 21 years old.
1804 Birth of Child
Genevieve PHANEUF was born 10 September 1804, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)

Joseph was 26 years old.
1806 Birth of Child
Sophie PHANEUF was born 27 September 1806, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph was 28 years old.
1808 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve TRAHAN died 15 October 1808, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1824 Marriage of Child
Genevieve PHANEUF married 27 September 1824, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to François-Xavier LANOUE
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
death1838 Death
8 September 1838
Tilbury, Upper Canada

He died at the age of 60.

Joseph is buried at: Buried at St. Peter's Church, Tilbury, East Township, Kent Co. Ontario, Canada
Added: 7/1/2020 11:33:53 AM - Updated: 3/5/2025 11:19:17 AM

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