Joseph JACOB

(b. 24 June 1718 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 18 July 1790 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph JACOB was born 24 June 1718 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Joseph JACOB was the child of Joseph JACOB and Madeleine CARON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne JACOB and Jeanne FRESSEL (maternal) Robert CARON and Marguerite CLOUTIER

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

Joseph married Marie MATHIEU 23 November 1744 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie MATHIEU was born 20 August 1722 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie died 12 March 1803 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of René MATHIEU and Geneviève ROUSSIN.

Joseph JACOB died 18 July 1790 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, 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 JACOB married

Marie MATHIEU-- Date: 23 November 1744 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
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Marie MATHIEU was the child of René MATHIEU and Geneviève ROUSSIN

Children of Joseph JACOB and Marie MATHIEU:

Marie JACOB (b.3 February 1746, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 24 April 1816, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques HÉBERT dit LECOMTE 23 September 1771 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Geneviève JACOB (b.22 August 1747, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 8 June 1815, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET) 10 April 1770 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

François JACOB (b.6 April 1758, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 15 July 1828, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada)
m. Marie RHÉAUME 22 August 1787 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Madeleine JACOB (b.2 September 1766, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 July 1821, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Charles LECOUR 10 August 1790 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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1718 Birth
24 June 1718
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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

1744 Marriage / Partner
Joseph JACOB and Marie MATHIEU 23 November 1744, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie JACOB was born 3 February 1746, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 27 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Geneviève JACOB was born 22 August 1747, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 29 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Birth of Child
François JACOB was born 6 April 1758, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 39 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Madeleine JACOB was born 2 September 1766, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 48 years old.

1770 Marriage of Child
Geneviève JACOB married 10 April 1770, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Pierre BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET)

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie JACOB married 23 September 1771 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Jacques HÉBERT dit LECOMTE

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)

1787 Marriage of Child
François JACOB married 22 August 1787, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Marie RHÉAUME