Joseph DROLET

(b. 30 November 1726 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 7 June 1806 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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Joseph DROLET was born 30 November 1726 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Joseph DROLET was the child of Charles DROLET and Louise MARIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DROLET and Catherine ROUTIER (ROUTHIER) (maternal) Charles MARIER and Françoise SEDILOT

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

Joseph married Marie-Anne LACHAMBRE 19 April 1751 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne LACHAMBRE was born 30 January 1733 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne died 13 February 1808 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne was the child of François LACHAMBRE (DECHAMBRE) and Marie PRUNEAU.

Joseph DROLET died 7 June 1806 in Québec, 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 DROLET married

Marie-Anne LACHAMBRE-- Date: 19 April 1751 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Marie-Anne LACHAMBRE was the child of François LACHAMBRE (DECHAMBRE) and Marie PRUNEAU

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Children of Joseph DROLET and Marie-Anne LACHAMBRE:

Joseph DROLET (b.4 November 1754, Québec, Canada, New France d. 21 January 1824, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Louise-Catherine HIANVEU dite LAFRANCE 29 April 1783 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1726 Birth
30 November 1726
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DROLET and Marie-Anne LACHAMBRE 19 April 1751, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 24 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Joseph DROLET was born 4 November 1754, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph was 27 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.