Joseph BOILY

(b. 21 October 1761 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada d. 14 September 1822 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BOILY was born 21 October 1761 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

Joseph BOILY was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOILY and Ursule DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume BOILY and Louise GAGNÉ (maternal) Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Elisabeth PETIT

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Joseph married Marguerite SIMARD 19 November 1782 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marguerite SIMARD was born 31 May 1762 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marguerite died 4 December 1825 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marguerite was the child of Ange SIMARD and Marie-Roch TREMBLAY.

Joseph BOILY died 14 September 1822 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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 BOILY married

Marguerite SIMARD-- Date: 19 November 1782 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite SIMARD was the child of Ange SIMARD and Marie-Roch TREMBLAY

Children of Joseph BOILY and Marguerite SIMARD:

Joseph BOILY (b.7 September 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 October 1827, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Quirille GUAY 22 January 1811 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marguerite BOILY (b.13 December 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 November 1845, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Ambroise TREMBLAY 14 April 1807 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Bruno BOILY (b.13 August 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 November 1849, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. Antoinette LAVOIE 8 August 1820 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Josephte BOILY (b.28 July 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Damase TREMBLAY 23 January 1810 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Isaac BOILY (b.20 October 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 10 July 1880, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Josephte TREMBLAY 4 February 1823 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Eloi BOILY (b.9 October 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 30 May 1875, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Olive ROUSSEAU 22 November 1825 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1761 Birth
21 October 1761
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOILY and Marguerite SIMARD 19 November 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 21 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Joseph BOILY was born 7 September 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 21 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marguerite BOILY was born 13 December 1785, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 24 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Bruno BOILY was born 13 August 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BOILY was born 28 July 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 27 years old.

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

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

1796 Birth of Child
Isaac BOILY was born 20 October 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Eloi BOILY was born 9 October 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 36 years old.

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

1807 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BOILY married 14 April 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Ambroise TREMBLAY

1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BOILY married 23 January 1810, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Damase TREMBLAY

1811 Marriage of Child
Joseph BOILY married 22 January 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Quirille GUAY

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

1820 Marriage of Child
Bruno BOILY married 8 August 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Antoinette LAVOIE