Joseph MARTEL

(b. 18 December 1726 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 11 December 1798 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

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Joseph MARTEL was born 18 December 1726 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Joseph MARTEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Anne SIMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Honore MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE and Marguerite LAMIRAULT (maternal) Noel SIMARD and Anne DODIER

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

Joseph married Marie-Geneviève TREMBLAY 8 November 1756 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Geneviève TREMBLAY was born 31 January 1735 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Geneviève died 3 April 1812 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY and Geneviève GONTHIER.

Joseph MARTEL died 11 December 1798 in Les Éboulements, 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 MARTEL married

Marie-Geneviève TREMBLAY-- Date: 8 November 1756 Place: Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

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Marie-Geneviève TREMBLAY was the child of Joseph-Louis TREMBLAY and Geneviève GONTHIER

Children of Joseph MARTEL and Marie-Geneviève TREMBLAY:

Marie-Desanges MARTEL (b.9 December 1758, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France d. 25 February 1812, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Jean François LACHAUME 26 October 1778 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Josephte MARTEL (b.6 February 1761, Les Éboulements, Canada d. 1 April 1800, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre BILODEAU 13 January 1788 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie-Anne MARTEL (b.2 June 1762, Les Éboulements, Canada d. 20 April 1840, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. René TREMBLAY 19 April 1779 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Agapit MARTEL (b.26 May 1766, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 October 1795, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Ursule TREMBLAY 10 January 1792 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph MARTEL (b.abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Francoise CLAVEAU 2 October 1792 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Etienne MARTEL (b.19 June 1773, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 February 1821, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Elisabeth GONTHIER 3 February 1795 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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1726 Birth
18 December 1726
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MARTEL and Marie-Geneviève TREMBLAY 8 November 1756, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 29 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges MARTEL was born 9 December 1758, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte MARTEL was born 6 February 1761, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MARTEL was born 2 June 1762, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph was 35 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Agapit MARTEL was born 26 May 1766, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Etienne MARTEL was born 19 June 1773, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph was 46 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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Desanges MARTEL married 26 October 1778, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Jean François LACHAUME

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne MARTEL married 19 April 1779, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to René TREMBLAY

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte MARTEL married 13 January 1788, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Pierre BILODEAU

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Agapit MARTEL married 10 January 1792, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Ursule TREMBLAY

1792 Marriage of Child
Joseph MARTEL married 2 October 1792, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Francoise CLAVEAU

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Etienne MARTEL married 3 February 1795, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Elisabeth GONTHIER

1795 Death of Child
Agapit MARTEL died 22 October 1795, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph was 68 years old.

1798 Death
11 December 1798
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 72.

Added: 8/16/2022 2:37:33 PM - Updated: 12/5/2023 5:13:22 PM