Joseph BASTARACHE

(b. 10 April 1770 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 April 1823 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BASTARACHE was born 10 April 1770 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph BASTARACHE was the child of Anselme BASTARACHE and Marguerite MELANSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BASTARACHE dit BASQUE and Angélique RICHARD (maternal) Ambroise MELANSON and Marguerite COMEAU

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Joseph married Françoise LESIEUR 4 May 1789 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Françoise LESIEUR was born 18 October 1765 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Françoise died 11 May 1852 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Françoise was the child of Charles LESIEUR and Ursule DUPAUL.

Joseph BASTARACHE died 11 April 1823 in Yamachiche, 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 BASTARACHE married

Françoise LESIEUR-- Date: 4 May 1789 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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Françoise LESIEUR was the child of Charles LESIEUR and Ursule DUPAUL

Children of Joseph BASTARACHE and Françoise LESIEUR:

Marie-Françoise BASTARACHE (b.29 March 1789, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph POTHIER 6 November 1810 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite BASTARACHE (b.7 October 1790, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 May 1870, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada )
m. Hippolyte PAILLE 16 January 1809 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean BASTARACHE (b.6 October 1792, Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. , )

Joseph BASTARACHE (b.28 December 1794, Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. 1 March 1823, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Julie (Josette) BAILLE (BOYLE) 26 April 1819 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Charles BASTARACHE (b.16 October 1797, Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marie BAIL 6 April 1818 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Barbe BASTARACHE (b.18 September 1799, Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. 3 July 1833, Sainte-Monique, Nicolet, Lower Canada)
m. Julien THERRIEN 6 February 1826 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Benonie BASTARACHE (b.24 April 1802, Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. 15 February 1840, St-Prosper, Champlain, Quebec, Canada)
m. Joseph MASSICOTTE 26 January 1818 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Anne BASTARACHE (b.22 July 1805, Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. 14 February 1832, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre VAILLANCOURT 18 October 1824 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Theotiste BASTARACHE (b.30 August 1807, Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. 28 December 1885, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada )
m. Louis LEDUC 2 May 1825 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1770 Birth
10 April 1770
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Baptism
11 April 1770 • parish of Saint-Anne Roman Catholic Church, Yamachiche, Québec
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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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BASTARACHE and Françoise LESIEUR 4 May 1789, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 19 years old.

1789 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1789 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise BASTARACHE was born 29 March 1789, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 18 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Marguerite BASTARACHE was born 7 October 1790, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 20 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Jean BASTARACHE was born 6 October 1792, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 22 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Joseph BASTARACHE was born 28 December 1794, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 24 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Charles BASTARACHE was born 16 October 1797, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Marie-Barbe BASTARACHE was born 18 September 1799, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 29 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Marie-Benonie BASTARACHE was born 24 April 1802, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BASTARACHE was born 22 July 1805, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Theotiste BASTARACHE was born 30 August 1807, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 37 years old.

1809 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BASTARACHE married 16 January 1809, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Hippolyte PAILLE

1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise BASTARACHE married 6 November 1810, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Joseph POTHIER

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Marriage of Child
Marie-Benonie BASTARACHE married 26 January 1818, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Joseph MASSICOTTE

1818 Marriage of Child
Charles BASTARACHE married 6 April 1818, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie BAIL

1819 Marriage of Child
Joseph BASTARACHE married 26 April 1819, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Julie (Josette) BAILLE (BOYLE)

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England