Joseph CÉCIRE

(b. 10 September 1724 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 29 October 1800 , Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Joseph CÉCIRE was born 10 September 1724 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph CÉCIRE was the child of Joseph CÉCIRE and Marie-Anne TROTTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude CÉCIRE and Marie LÉGER (maternal) Joseph-Benjamin TROTTIER and Jeanne ROBILLARD

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Joseph married Antoinette LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS 17 May 1754 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoinette LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS was born 17 August 1734 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Antoinette died 9 March 1810 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Antoinette was the child of Pierre-Noel LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Françoise-Angelique BRAULT dite POMANVILLE.

Joseph CÉCIRE died 29 October 1800 in Lachine, Montréal, 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 CÉCIRE married

Antoinette LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS-- Date: 17 May 1754 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Antoinette LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS was the child of Pierre-Noel LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Françoise-Angelique BRAULT dite POMANVILLE

Children of Joseph CÉCIRE and Antoinette LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS:

Joseph CÉCIRE (b.18 June 1758, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 7 February 1824, Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve DELAGE 13 January 1783 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

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1724 Birth
10 September 1724
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CÉCIRE and Antoinette LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS 17 May 1754, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 29 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Joseph CÉCIRE was born 18 June 1758, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Joseph was 33 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.