Joseph PERRAULT

(b. 10 December 1736 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 3 May 1814 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

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Joseph PERRAULT was born 10 December 1736 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Joseph PERRAULT was the child of Jacques PERRAULT dit VILDAIGRE and Françoise GUYON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph PERRAULT (PERROT) and Marie GAGNÉ (maternal) Gervais GUYON and Catherine LEHOUX

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

Joseph married Marguerite BLOUIN 7 February 1763 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite BLOUIN was born 23 March 1741 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marguerite died 24 November 1818 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Marguerite was the child of Joseph-Marie BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Josephte-Natalie BLAIS.

Joseph PERRAULT died 3 May 1814 in Saint-Henri, 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 PERRAULT married

Marguerite BLOUIN-- Date: 7 February 1763 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marguerite BLOUIN was the child of Joseph-Marie BLOUIN dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Josephte-Natalie BLAIS

Children of Joseph PERRAULT and Marguerite BLOUIN:

Joseph-Marie PERRAULT (b.7 May 1764, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Therese FOURNIER 26 September 1786 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marguerite PERRAULT (b.6 March 1766, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. François COUTURE 19 November 1792 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Jean-Baptiste-Pierre PERREAULT (b.7 October 1777, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 November 1844, Saint-Vallier, Canada East)
m. Thérèse BEDARD 16 February 1801 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)
m. Marie-Marguerite BRETON 13 January 1806 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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1736 Birth
10 December 1736
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PERRAULT and Marguerite BLOUIN 7 February 1763, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 26 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie PERRAULT was born 7 May 1764, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marguerite PERRAULT was born 6 March 1766, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 29 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Pierre PERREAULT was born 7 October 1777, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 40 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie PERRAULT married 26 September 1786, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Therese FOURNIER

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PERRAULT married 19 November 1792, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to François COUTURE

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Pierre PERREAULT married 16 February 1801, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Thérèse BEDARD

1806 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Pierre PERREAULT married 13 January 1806, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Marie-Marguerite BRETON