Joseph BOMBARDIER

(b. 11 July 1728 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 8 July 1810 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BOMBARDIER was born 11 July 1728 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Joseph BOMBARDIER was the child of André BOMBARDIER and Marguerite DEMERS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Baptiste DEMERS and Cunegonde MASTA

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

Joseph married Marie THIBAULT 9 February 1750 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Marie THIBAULT was born 19 August 1727 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie died 29 November 1755 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie was the child of Nicolas THIBAULT and Marie-Louise PAQUET.

Joseph married (2) Françoise FONTAINE 4 February 1760 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise FONTAINE was born 28 April 1742 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Françoise died 8 December 1817 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Françoise was the child of Étienne FONTAINE and Marthe DANIAU dite LAPRISE.

Joseph BOMBARDIER died 8 July 1810 in La Prairie, 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 BOMBARDIER married

Marie THIBAULT-- Date: 9 February 1750 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Marie THIBAULT was the child of Nicolas THIBAULT and Marie-Louise PAQUET

Children of Joseph BOMBARDIER and Marie THIBAULT:

Joseph BOMBARDIER married

Françoise FONTAINE-- Date: 4 February 1760 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Françoise FONTAINE was the child of Étienne FONTAINE and Marthe DANIAU dite LAPRISE

Children of Joseph BOMBARDIER and Françoise FONTAINE:

Benjamin BOMBARDIER (b.19 August 1765, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Anne DONAT dite LAVERDURE 8 January 1787 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Antoine BOMBARDIER (b.19 November 1774, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 December 1844, Napierville, Canada East )
m. Marie-Françoise VAUDRIN 20 October 1806 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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1728 Birth
11 July 1728
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1750 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOMBARDIER and Marie THIBAULT 9 February 1750, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 21 years old.

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

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie THIBAULT died 29 November 1755, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOMBARDIER and Françoise FONTAINE 4 February 1760, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 31 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Benjamin BOMBARDIER was born 19 August 1765, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 37 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Antoine BOMBARDIER was born 19 November 1774, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 46 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.