Joseph SALVAS

(b. 3 June 1763 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 May 1837 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Joseph SALVAS was born 3 June 1763 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph SALVAS was the child of Jean SALVAS and Marie-Louise PELISSIER dite LAFEUILLADE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Isaac-Pierre PELISSIER dit LAFEUILLADE and Marie-Clemence-Jeanne HAREL

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

Joseph married Marie-Josephe-Josette HUS COURNOYER 10 February 1794 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe-Josette HUS COURNOYER was born 27 February 1774 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Josephe-Josette died 24 May 1854 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Josephe-Josette was the child of Charles HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Josephte LAVALLÉE.

Joseph SALVAS died 4 May 1837 in Yamaska, 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 SALVAS married

Marie-Josephe-Josette HUS COURNOYER-- Date: 10 February 1794 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephe-Josette HUS COURNOYER was the child of Charles HUS COURNOYER and Marie-Josephte LAVALLÉE

Children of Joseph SALVAS and Marie-Josephe-Josette HUS COURNOYER:

Jean-Baptiste SALVAS (b.1 February 1796, Yamaska, Lower Canada d. 3 May 1883, Saint-Robert, Québec, Canada)
m. Jeanne HOULE 4 November 1822 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1763 Birth
3 June 1763
Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Joseph SALVAS and Marie-Josephe-Josette HUS COURNOYER 10 February 1794, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 30 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SALVAS was born 1 February 1796, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 32 years old.

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