Joseph LAMOUREUX

(b. 2 August 1755 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 19 November 1831 , Iberville, Lower Canada )

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Joseph LAMOUREUX was born 2 August 1755 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Joseph LAMOUREUX was the child of Joseph LAMOUREUX and Suzanne GIARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis LAMOUREUX and Marie-Madeleine BABIN dite LACROIX (maternal) Gabriel GIARD and Suzanne MENARD dite LAPORTE

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

Joseph married Louise CHAMBERLAND 20 May 1799 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise CHAMBERLAND was born 16 November 1765 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Louise was the child of Joseph CHAMBERLAND and Louise PARE.

Joseph LAMOUREUX died 19 November 1831 in Iberville, 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 LAMOUREUX married

Louise CHAMBERLAND-- Date: 20 May 1799 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Louise CHAMBERLAND was the child of Joseph CHAMBERLAND and Louise PARE

Children of Joseph LAMOUREUX and Louise CHAMBERLAND:

Felicite LAMOUREUX (b.18 August 1802, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 25 December 1880, Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Stanbridge, Quebec, Canada)
m. David BRAULT 8 October 1821 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1755 Birth
2 August 1755
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1799 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LAMOUREUX and Louise CHAMBERLAND 20 May 1799, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 43 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Felicite LAMOUREUX was born 18 August 1802, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph was 47 years old.

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
Felicite LAMOUREUX married 8 October 1821, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to David BRAULT

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

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

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England