flag male ancestor  Joseph  JOYAL

  (b. 2 February 1762 Yamaska, Canada   d. 20 October 1847 Saint-David, Canada East )  

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Joseph JOYAL was born 2 February 1762 in Yamaska, Canada

Joseph JOYAL was the child of Jean-Baptiste JOYAL   and   Francoise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Antoine JOYAL and Marguerite PATRY (maternal)  Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Charlotte PINARD

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Joseph  married  Charlotte RITCHOT 6 August 1787 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charlotte RITCHOT  was born abt. 1766 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Charlotte died 17 January 1801 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).  Charlotte was the child of Joseph-Francois RITCHOT and Marie-Anne GIROUX.

Joseph JOYAL died 20 October 1847 in Saint-David, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Joseph JOYAL married flag female ancestor Charlotte RITCHOT-- Date: 6 August 1787 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte RITCHOT was the child of Joseph-Francois RITCHOT and Marie-Anne GIROUX




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birth1762 Birth
2 February 1762
Yamaska, Canada
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1787 Marriage / Partner
Joseph JOYAL and Charlotte RITCHOT 6 August 1787, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 25 years old.
1789 Birth of Child
Joseph JOYAL was born 10 March 1789, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 27 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1793 Birth of Child
Antoine JOYAL was born 19 January 1793, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 30 years old.
1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte RITCHOT died 17 January 1801, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
marriage1811 Marriage of Child
Joseph JOYAL married 7 November 1811, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Agathe MORISSET
marriage1817 Marriage of Child
Antoine JOYAL married 3 February 1817, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Genevieve ALEXANDRE
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1847 Death
20 October 1847
Saint-David, Canada East

He died at the age of 85.
Added: 8/25/2022 12:33:14 PM - Updated: 7/19/2025 4:24:26 PM

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