Joseph DURAND

(b. 12 April 1770 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 July 1835 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Joseph DURAND was born 12 April 1770 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph DURAND was the child of Pierre DURAND and Marie-Geneviève ROBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis DURAND and Marie-Anne DEMERS (maternal) Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Geneviève BRÉBANT dite LECOMPTE

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

Joseph married Marie-Elisabeth VADNAIS 23 September 1793 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Elisabeth VADNAIS was born 29 July 1772 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Elisabeth died 13 May 1804 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Antoine VADNAIS (VADENAIS) and Francoise LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES.

Joseph DURAND died 30 July 1835 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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 DURAND married

Marie-Elisabeth VADNAIS-- Date: 23 September 1793 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
Marie-Elisabeth VADNAIS was the child of Antoine VADNAIS (VADENAIS) and Francoise LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

Children of Joseph DURAND and Marie-Elisabeth VADNAIS:

Joseph-Ambroise DURAND (b.12 July 1794, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada d. 30 August 1879, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada )
m. Ursule BRISSETTE 7 October 1816 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Lucille DURAND (b.26 May 1801, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Andre DUFAULT 26 October 1826 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1770 Birth
12 April 1770
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DURAND and Marie-Elisabeth VADNAIS 23 September 1793, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1794 Birth of Child
Joseph-Ambroise DURAND was born 12 July 1794, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 24 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Lucille DURAND was born 26 May 1801, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 31 years old.

1804 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Elisabeth VADNAIS died 13 May 1804, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

1816 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Ambroise DURAND married 7 October 1816, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Ursule BRISSETTE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England