Joseph BOYER

(b. 9 July 1751 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 13 December 1792 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BOYER was born 9 July 1751 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Joseph BOYER was the child of Joseph-Marie BOYER and Josephe GERVAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BOYER and Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS) (maternal) Mathieu GERVAIS and Josephte ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

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

Joseph married Marie-Helene POUPART 16 February 1778 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Helene POUPART was born 27 January 1757 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Helene died 23 August 1828 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Helene was the child of Jean-Baptiste POUPART and Madeleine DENIGER.

Joseph BOYER died 13 December 1792 in La Prairie, 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 BOYER married

Marie-Helene POUPART-- Date: 16 February 1778 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Helene POUPART was the child of Jean-Baptiste POUPART and Madeleine DENIGER

Children of Joseph BOYER and Marie-Helene POUPART:

Marie BOYER (b.22 December 1789, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 September 1874, La Prairie, Québec, Canada )
m. Pascal BROSSARD 22 February 1808 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1751 Birth
9 July 1751
La Prairie, 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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOYER and Marie-Helene POUPART 16 February 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Marie BOYER was born 22 December 1789, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 38 years old.

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