Joseph-Firmin BASTARACHE

(b. November 1766 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 October 1826 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-Firmin BASTARACHE was born November 1766 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Firmin 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

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

Joseph-Firmin married Marie-Louise RIVARD 9 November 1789 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Louise RIVARD was born 17 March 1763 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Louise died 1 June 1838 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Louise was the child of Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS.

Joseph-Firmin BASTARACHE died 4 October 1826 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Joseph-Firmin BASTARACHE was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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-Firmin BASTARACHE married

Marie-Louise RIVARD-- Date: 9 November 1789 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Louise RIVARD was the child of Robert RIVARD dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Josephte LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

Children of Joseph-Firmin BASTARACHE and Marie-Louise RIVARD:

Joseph BASTARACHE (b.28 January 1791, Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. 31 October 1858, St-Étienne-des-Grès, Quebec, Canada)
m. Cecile LANGLOIS 6 August 1821 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Louise BASTARACHE (b.20 April 1793, Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. 24 February 1824, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine RICARD 29 January 1816 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph-Firmin BASTARACHE (b.13 November 1795, Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. 18 October 1870, St-Étienne-des-Grès, Quebec, Canada)
m. Angelique LAFRANCE 11 October 1831 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Josephte BASTARACHE (b.15 January 1798, Pointe-du-Lac, Maskinongé, Lower Canada d. 13 November 1871, St-Barnabé-Nord, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada)

François BASTARACHE (b.4 March 1799, Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. 13 January 1872, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada )

Christine BASTARACHE (b.6 October 1801, Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. 8 April 1810, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Marguerite BASTARACHE (b.25 June 1804, Yamachiche, Lower Canada d. 13 February 1875, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada )

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1766 Birth
November 1766
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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-Firmin BASTARACHE and Marie-Louise RIVARD 9 November 1789, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 23 years old.

Joseph-Firmin BASTARACHE - 1789 marriage

1789 marriage

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

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

1791 Birth of Child
Joseph BASTARACHE was born 28 January 1791, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph-Firmin was 24 years old.

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

1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BASTARACHE was born 20 April 1793, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph-Firmin was 26 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Joseph-Firmin BASTARACHE was born 13 November 1795, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph-Firmin was 29 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Josephte BASTARACHE was born 15 January 1798, Pointe-du-Lac, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Firmin was 31 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
François BASTARACHE was born 4 March 1799, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph-Firmin was 32 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Christine BASTARACHE was born 6 October 1801, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph-Firmin was 34 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Marguerite BASTARACHE was born 25 June 1804, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph-Firmin was 37 years old.

1810 Death of Child
Christine BASTARACHE died 8 April 1810, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph-Firmin was 43 years old.

1816 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BASTARACHE married 29 January 1816, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Antoine RICARD

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage of Child
Joseph BASTARACHE married 6 August 1821, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Cecile LANGLOIS

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Death of Child
Marie-Louise BASTARACHE died 24 February 1824, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph-Firmin was 57 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)