Joseph GRAVEL

(b. 3 August 1747 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 4 January 1823 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GRAVEL was born 3 August 1747 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Joseph GRAVEL was the child of Joseph-Placide GRAVEL and Marie-Elisabeth RONDEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin GRAVEL and Elisabeth CARON (maternal) Étienne RONDEAU and Louise-Marie-Gabrielle MOREAU

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Joseph married Genevieve CAOUETTE 23 September 1777 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve CAOUETTE was born 11 April 1753 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Genevieve was the child of Jacques CAOUETTE and Marie-Genevieve OUABART dite LANGLAIS.

Joseph married (2) Geneviève HAMON (AMOND) (EMOND) 9 January 1797 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève HAMON (AMOND) (EMOND) was born 15 July 1750 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Geneviève died 26 January 1824 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Vincent HAMOND (HAMMOND) (ÉMOND) and Angélique PELLETIER.

Joseph GRAVEL died 4 January 1823 in La Malbaie, 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 GRAVEL married

Genevieve CAOUETTE-- Date: 23 September 1777 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve CAOUETTE was the child of Jacques CAOUETTE and Marie-Genevieve OUABART dite LANGLAIS

Children of Joseph GRAVEL and Genevieve CAOUETTE:

Joseph GRAVEL (b.21 June 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 February 1848, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East )
m. Marie-Luce MCNICOLL 7 April 1807 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph GRAVEL married

Geneviève HAMON (AMOND) (EMOND)-- Date: 9 January 1797 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Geneviève HAMON (AMOND) (EMOND) was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Vincent HAMOND (HAMMOND) (ÉMOND) and Angélique PELLETIER

Children of Joseph GRAVEL and Geneviève HAMON (AMOND) (EMOND):

Louis GRAVEL (b.28 May 1798, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Louise TREMBLAY 17 February 1821 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1747 Birth
3 August 1747
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

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

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GRAVEL and Genevieve CAOUETTE 23 September 1777, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 30 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Joseph GRAVEL was born 21 June 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 33 years old.

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)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GRAVEL and Geneviève HAMON (AMOND) (EMOND) 9 January 1797, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 49 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Louis GRAVEL was born 28 May 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph was 50 years old.

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

1807 Marriage of Child
Joseph GRAVEL married 7 April 1807, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marie-Luce MCNICOLL

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
Louis GRAVEL married 17 February 1821, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Louise TREMBLAY