Jean-Baptiste JOYAL

(b. 30 January 1722 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 10 December 1809 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste JOYAL was born 30 January 1722 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste JOYAL was the child of Antoine JOYAL and Marguerite PATRY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques-Louis JOYAL dit BERGERAT (JOUIEL) and Marie-Gertrude MORAL (maternal) Jean PATRY (PATRIS) and Catherine VANASSE

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Jean-Baptiste married Francoise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE 8 January 1753 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE was born 3 December 1730 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Francoise died 26 March 1790 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Francoise was the child of Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Charlotte PINARD.

Jean-Baptiste JOYAL died 10 December 1809 in Yamaska, 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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Jean-Baptiste JOYAL married

Francoise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE-- Date: 8 January 1753 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Francoise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE was the child of Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Charlotte PINARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste JOYAL and Francoise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE:

Joseph JOYAL (b.2 February 1762, Yamaska, Canada d. 20 October 1847, Saint-David, Canada East )
m. Charlotte RITCHOT 6 August 1787 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1722 Birth
30 January 1722
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste JOYAL and Francoise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE 8 January 1753, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 30 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph JOYAL was born 2 February 1762, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 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.