Joseph GOUPIL

(b. 6 April 1704 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 29 June 1778 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph GOUPIL was born 6 April 1704 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Joseph GOUPIL was the child of Antoine GOUPIL dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Jeanne GABOURY and the grandchild of: (maternal) Louis GABOURY dit LEMAJOR and Nicole SOUILLARD

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

Joseph married Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 24 April 1729 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 1 November 1711 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Françoise died 27 November 1748 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Françoise was the child of Andre BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Françoise GUILLEMET.

Joseph married (2) Marie-Anne BALAN dite LACOMBE 18 August 1749 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne BALAN dite LACOMBE was born 28 August 1725 in La Durantaye, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 28 September 1818 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marie VENDETTE (VANDET) dite POITEVIN.

Joseph GOUPIL died 29 June 1778 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, 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 GOUPIL married

Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)-- Date: 24 April 1729 Place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was the child of Andre BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Françoise GUILLEMET

Children of Joseph GOUPIL and Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE):

Pierre GOUPIL (b.9 July 1743, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 3 January 1816, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Elisabeth GRAVEL 27 January 1766 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph GOUPIL married

Marie-Anne BALAN dite LACOMBE-- Date: 18 August 1749 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne BALAN dite LACOMBE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marie VENDETTE (VANDET) dite POITEVIN

Children of Joseph GOUPIL and Marie-Anne BALAN dite LACOMBE:

Marie-Anne GOUPIL (b.20 May 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 27 November 1812, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre-Marie CHAMBERLAND 6 February 1782 in La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

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1704 Birth
6 April 1704
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1729 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GOUPIL and Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 24 April 1729, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Pierre GOUPIL was born 9 July 1743, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 39 years old.

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) died 27 November 1748, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1749 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GOUPIL and Marie-Anne BALAN dite LACOMBE 18 August 1749, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 45 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GOUPIL was born 20 May 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 48 years old.

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Pierre GOUPIL married 27 January 1766, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie-Elisabeth GRAVEL

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.