Joseph SAMSON

(b. 8 May 1725 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 20 September 1804 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
SAMSON Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Joseph SAMSON was born 8 May 1725 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Joseph SAMSON was the child of Etienne SAMSON and Marie-Angelique GUAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques SAMSON and Marie-Anne METRU (maternal) Ignace GUAY dit GUYET and Perrine SAMSON

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

Joseph married Marguerite GUAY 24 November 1756 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite GUAY was born 31 May 1735 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marguerite died 19 December 1824 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marguerite was the child of Jean GUAY and Marie-Anne CARRIER.

Joseph SAMSON died 20 September 1804 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Joseph appear below.

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.

A Glimpse into Everyday Life: The Average Man in 18th Century Quebec

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Joseph SAMSON

[Hide/Show]

Joseph SAMSON married

Marguerite GUAY-- Date: 24 November 1756 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marguerite GUAY was the child of Jean GUAY and Marie-Anne CARRIER

Children of Joseph SAMSON and Marguerite GUAY:

Agathe SAMSON (b.25 August 1757, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 13 August 1834, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Bernard LAGUE (LAGUEUX) 17 February 1783 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Joseph SAMSON
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Joseph SAMSON: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1725 Birth
8 May 1725
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Joseph SAMSON and Marguerite GUAY 24 November 1756, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 31 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Agathe SAMSON was born 25 August 1757, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Joseph was 32 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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Agathe SAMSON married 17 February 1783, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Pierre-Bernard LAGUE (LAGUEUX)

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)

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