Joseph BISSON

(b. 4 November 1726 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 2 May 1793 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BISSON was born 4 November 1726 in Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph BISSON was the child of Joseph BISSON and Marie-Anne SAVARIA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Martin BISSON and Marie-Madeleine MAUFAY (maternal) François SAVARIA and Catherine PLUCHON

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

Joseph married Marie-Josephe DUQUET 26 February 1748 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephe DUQUET was born 27 June 1730 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Josephe died 13 December 1779 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUQUET and Geneviève HALAY (HALLÉ).

Joseph BISSON died 2 May 1793 in La Prairie, 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 BISSON married

Marie-Josephe DUQUET-- Date: 26 February 1748 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe DUQUET was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUQUET and Geneviève HALAY (HALLÉ)

Children of Joseph BISSON and Marie-Josephe DUQUET:

Joseph BISSON (BUISSON) (b.17 September 1761, Terrebonne, Canada d. 28 August 1822, Châteauguay, Lower Canada )

Henri BISSON (BUISSON) (b.abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Pierre BISSON (BUISSON) (b.3 August 1765, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1726 Birth
4 November 1726
Québec, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BISSON and Marie-Josephe DUQUET 26 February 1748, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 21 years old.

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

1761 Birth of Child
Joseph BISSON (BUISSON) was born 17 September 1761, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Joseph was 34 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
Pierre BISSON (BUISSON) was born 3 August 1765, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Joseph was 38 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.