Joseph GEOFFRION (JEFFRION)

(b. 12 January 1752 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 21 October 1828 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GEOFFRION (JEFFRION) was born 12 January 1752 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Joseph GEOFFRION (JEFFRION) was the child of Gabriel GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) dit ST-JEAN and Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) and Marie-Charlotte LEFRANCOIS (maternal) Pierre FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE and Marguerite GENTES

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Joseph married Josephte QUINTIN dite DUBOIS 11 November 1776 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Josephte QUINTIN dite DUBOIS was born 17 September 1756 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Josephte was the child of Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS and Josephte BRUNEL.

Joseph GEOFFRION (JEFFRION) died 21 October 1828 in Varennes, 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 GEOFFRION (JEFFRION) married

Josephte QUINTIN dite DUBOIS-- Date: 11 November 1776 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte QUINTIN dite DUBOIS was the child of Joseph QUINTIN dit DUBOIS and Josephte BRUNEL

Children:

Gabriel-Joseph Geoffrion 1777-1832
Charlotte Geoffrion 1781-
Marie-Louise Geoffrion 1785-
Joseph Geoffrion
Amable Geoffrion 1786-1856

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1752 Birth
12 January 1752
Varennes, 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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GEOFFRION (JEFFRION) and Josephte QUINTIN dite DUBOIS 11 November 1776, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 24 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)

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

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)