Joseph DAVID

(b. 16 October 1753 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 14 September 1813 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Joseph DAVID was born 16 October 1753 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph DAVID was the child of Jean-Baptiste DAVID and Angelique MARTINEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques DAVID and Marie-Madeleine DAGENAIS (maternal) Pierre MARTINEAU and Marguerite HOTTE

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

Joseph married Marie MEILLEUR 21 January 1782 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie MEILLEUR was born 13 May 1766 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie died 4 March 1827 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie was the child of François MEILLEUR and Marguerite LECUYER dite LAPIERRE.

Joseph DAVID died 14 September 1813 in 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 DAVID married

Marie MEILLEUR-- Date: 21 January 1782 Place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie MEILLEUR was the child of François MEILLEUR and Marguerite LECUYER dite LAPIERRE

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Children of Joseph DAVID and Marie MEILLEUR:

Marie-Louise DAVID (b.abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 December 1810, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph DAGENAIS 12 July 1802 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1753 Birth
16 October 1753
Montréal, Canada, New France

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 / Partner
Joseph DAVID and Marie MEILLEUR 21 January 1782, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 28 years old.

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)

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise DAVID married 12 July 1802, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Joseph DAGENAIS

1810 Death of Child
Marie-Louise DAVID died 13 December 1810, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph was 57 years old.

1813 Death
14 September 1813
Montréal, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 59.

Added: 3/18/2021 2:53:07 PM - Updated: 3/18/2021 2:56:52 PM