Marie-Josephte ROBERT

(b. 9 March 1742 , Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 16 October 1817 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte ROBERT was born 9 March 1742 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte ROBERT was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Marguerite ÉTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Geneviève BRÉBANT dite LECOMPTE (maternal) René ÉTHIER and Marguerite-Madeleine REGEAS dite LAPRADE

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

Marie-Josephte married Joseph HAMEL dit MANEGRE 5 March 1764 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph HAMEL dit MANEGRE was born abt. 1742 in France. Joseph died 14 March 1806 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).

Marie-Josephte ROBERT died 16 October 1817 in Sorel, 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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Marie-Josephte ROBERT married

Joseph HAMEL dit MANEGRE-- Date: 5 March 1764 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Joseph HAMEL dit MANEGRE and Marie-Josephte ROBERT:

Marguerite HAMEL dite MANÈGRE (b.14 January 1765, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 April 1823, Repentigny, Lower Canada )
m. Christian FRIEDENBERG (FRIDEMBERG) 1782 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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1742 Birth
9 March 1742
Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

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

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte ROBERT and Joseph HAMEL dit MANEGRE 5 March 1764, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 22 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marguerite HAMEL dite MANÈGRE was born 14 January 1765, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Josephte was 22 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.