Joseph CHOQUET

(b. 28 August 1708 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1780 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph CHOQUET was born 28 August 1708 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Joseph CHOQUET was the child of Nicolas CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Marguerite HÉBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Anne JULIEN (maternal) Ignace HÉBERT and Jeanne MESSIER

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

Joseph married Marie-Josephe LUSSIER 18 June 1736 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe LUSSIER was born 26 March 1705 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Josephe died 24 August 1773 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jacques LUSSIER and Marie SENECAL.

Joseph CHOQUET died 22 February 1780 in Varennes, 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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Family and Children of Joseph CHOQUET

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Joseph CHOQUET married

Marie-Josephe LUSSIER-- Date: 18 June 1736 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
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Marie-Josephe LUSSIER was the child of Jacques LUSSIER and Marie SENECAL

Children of Joseph CHOQUET and Marie-Josephe LUSSIER:

Joseph CHOQUET (b.6 January 1739, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 10 August 1819, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine JODOIN 14 February 1774 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Anne CHOQUET (b.29 January 1741, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 1 December 1809, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Barthelemy COLLETTE (COLLET) 16 January 1764 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1708 Birth
28 August 1708
Varennes, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CHOQUET and Marie-Josephe LUSSIER 18 June 1736, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 27 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Joseph CHOQUET was born 6 January 1739, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CHOQUET was born 29 January 1741, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 32 years old.

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne CHOQUET married 16 January 1764, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Barthelemy COLLETTE (COLLET)

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe LUSSIER died 24 August 1773 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph CHOQUET married 14 February 1774 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Madeleine JODOIN

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.