Joseph CARON

(b. 17 January 1714 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 16 September 1795 , L'Islet, Lower Canada )

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Joseph CARON was born 17 January 1714 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Joseph CARON was the child of Joseph CARON and Marie-Madeleine BERNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert CARON and Marguerite CLOUTIER (maternal) Pierre BERNIER and Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY)

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

Joseph married Elisabeth LEMIEUX 15 February 1735 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elisabeth LEMIEUX was born 3 February 1712 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Elisabeth died 9 May 1779 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Elisabeth was the child of Alexis LEMIEUX and Elisabeth BELANGER.

Joseph CARON died 16 September 1795 in L'Islet, 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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Family and Children of Joseph CARON

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Joseph CARON married

Elisabeth LEMIEUX-- Date: 15 February 1735 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Elisabeth LEMIEUX was the child of Alexis LEMIEUX and Elisabeth BELANGER

Children of Joseph CARON and Elisabeth LEMIEUX:

Marie-Elisabeth CARON (b.27 November 1735, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 11 April 1795, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Gabriel-Basile PELLETIER 10 February 1755 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
m. Louis AUTHOT (HOTOT) 9 January 1757 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Françoise-Ursule CARON (b.22 January 1739, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 20 April 1806, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LEROUX 8 February 1768 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph-Hyacinthe CARON (b.16 March 1745, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 28 January 1826, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Ursule BOUCHER 15 January 1770 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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1714 Birth
17 January 1714
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CARON and Elisabeth LEMIEUX 15 February 1735, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 21 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth CARON was born 27 November 1735, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph was 21 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Françoise-Ursule CARON was born 22 January 1739, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Joseph-Hyacinthe CARON was born 16 March 1745, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph was 31 years old.

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth CARON married 10 February 1755, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Gabriel-Basile PELLETIER

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth CARON married 9 January 1757, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Louis AUTHOT (HOTOT)

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Françoise-Ursule CARON married 8 February 1768 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Jean-Baptiste LEROUX

1770 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Hyacinthe CARON married 15 January 1770, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Ursule BOUCHER

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.