Joseph BLANCHET

(b. 15 April 1742 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 22 November 1793 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BLANCHET was born 15 April 1742 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Joseph BLANCHET was the child of Noel BLANCHET and Xaintes FORTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Alphonse BLANCHET and Louise GAGNÉ (maternal) Charles-Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Louise GUIMOND

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

Joseph married Veronique CLOUTIER 19 August 1771 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Veronique CLOUTIER was born 22 August 1740 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Veronique died 1 April 1818 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Veronique was the child of Jean-Baptiste CLOUTIER and Angelique-Elisabeth THIBAULT.

Joseph BLANCHET died 22 November 1793 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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 BLANCHET married

Veronique CLOUTIER-- Date: 19 August 1771 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Veronique CLOUTIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste CLOUTIER and Angelique-Elisabeth THIBAULT

Children of Joseph BLANCHET and Veronique CLOUTIER:

Genevieve BLANCHET (b.19 June 1772, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Louis-Denis LORD 20 February 1792 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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1742 Birth
15 April 1742
L'Islet, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BLANCHET and Veronique CLOUTIER 19 August 1771, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 29 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Genevieve BLANCHET was born 19 June 1772, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph was 30 years old.

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.