Joseph CRÉPEAU

(b. 25 September 1712 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 13 January 1782 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph CRÉPEAU was born 25 September 1712 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Joseph CRÉPEAU was the child of Maurice CRÉPEAU and Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Maurice CRÉPEAU and Marguerite LAVERDURE (maternal) Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Madeleine DESPRÉS

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Joseph married Genevieve TURCOTTE 27 November 1736 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve TURCOTTE was born 1 May 1718 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Genevieve died 3 May 1790 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Genevieve was the child of Francois TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Genevieve BOUCHARD dite DORVAL.

Joseph CRÉPEAU died 13 January 1782 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, 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 CRÉPEAU married

Genevieve TURCOTTE-- Date: 27 November 1736 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Genevieve TURCOTTE was the child of Francois TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Genevieve BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

Children of Joseph CRÉPEAU and Genevieve TURCOTTE:

Angelique CRÉPEAU (b.25 September 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 26 October 1823, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Ignace MARTEL 23 November 1773 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne CRÉPEAU (b.11 December 1754, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 22 November 1796, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph LETOURNEAU 14 November 1774 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1712 Birth
25 September 1712
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1736 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CRÉPEAU and Genevieve TURCOTTE 27 November 1736, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Angelique CRÉPEAU was born 25 September 1752, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 40 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CRÉPEAU was born 11 December 1754, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 42 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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Angelique CRÉPEAU married 23 November 1773, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Ignace MARTEL

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne CRÉPEAU married 14 November 1774, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Joseph LETOURNEAU

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.