Joseph LAREAU

(b. 8 December 1739 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 10 March 1823 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Joseph LAREAU was born 8 December 1739 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Joseph LAREAU was the child of Joseph LAREAU and Marie-Anne NORMAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel LAREAU and Marie-Agnes PILOTE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste NORMAND and Marie-Jeanne CHORET

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

Joseph married Marie-Noelle PAQUET dite LARIVIERE 11 February 1765 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Noelle PAQUET dite LARIVIERE was born 7 March 1749 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Noelle died 18 December 1792 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Noelle was the child of Noel PAQUET dit LARIVIERE and Marie-Anne ARTEAU (ARTAULT).

Joseph LAREAU died 10 March 1823 in Chambly, 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 LAREAU married

Marie-Noelle PAQUET dite LARIVIERE-- Date: 11 February 1765 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Noelle PAQUET dite LARIVIERE was the child of Noel PAQUET dit LARIVIERE and Marie-Anne ARTEAU (ARTAULT)

Marriage, St-Joseph-de-Chambly, 11 February 1765. Joseph Laros (son of Joseph Laros and Marie Anne Normand) to Marie Paquet (daughter of Noel Paquet and Marie Anne Artois). witnesses: Josephe Paquet, sister of the bride; Noel Laros, uncle of the groom.

Children of Joseph LAREAU and Marie-Noelle PAQUET dite LARIVIERE:

Joseph LAREAU (b.18 February 1770, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Michel LAREAU (b.abt. 1774, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Brigitte LAREAU (b.7 January 1778, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 November 1837, Longueuil, Lower Canada )

Marie-Marguerite LAREAU (b.5 October 1781, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Geneviève LAREAU (b.22 October 1783, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste DAME 12 October 1801 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne LAREAU (b.19 August 1786, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 6 February 1804 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1739 Birth
8 December 1739
Chambly, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LAREAU and Marie-Noelle PAQUET dite LARIVIERE 11 February 1765 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 25 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Joseph LAREAU was born 18 February 1770, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 30 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Brigitte LAREAU was born 7 January 1778, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 38 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite LAREAU was born 5 October 1781, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 41 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève LAREAU was born 22 October 1783, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 43 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LAREAU was born 19 August 1786, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 46 years old.

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

1792 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Noelle PAQUET dite LARIVIERE died 18 December 1792, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève LAREAU married 12 October 1801, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jean-Baptiste DAME

1804 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LAREAU married 6 February 1804, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Death
10 March 1823
Chambly, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 83.

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