Joseph FISSIAU

(b. 8 September 1718 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 28 September 1789 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph FISSIAU was born 8 September 1718 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph FISSIAU was the child of Jacques FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE and Anne MONET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Antoine MONET and Françoise HURTAULT

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Joseph married Angélique-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHES 23 October 1747 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angélique-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHES was born 3 June 1720 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Angélique-Louise died 5 June 1757 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Angélique-Louise was the child of Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Catherine DESROCHES.

Joseph FISSIAU died 28 September 1789 in L'Assomption, 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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Joseph FISSIAU married

Angélique-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHES-- Date: 23 October 1747 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
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Angélique-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHES was the child of Louis BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Catherine DESROCHES

Children of Joseph FISSIAU and Angélique-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHES:

Angélique-Elisabeth FISSIAU dite LARAMÉE (b.3 September 1748, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN 21 November 1768 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Hippolyte FISSIAU dite LARAMÉE (b.17 July 1750, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 5 March 1789, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN 17 August 1772 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1718 Birth
8 September 1718
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1747 Marriage / Partner
Joseph FISSIAU and Angélique-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHES 23 October 1747 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 29 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Angélique-Elisabeth FISSIAU dite LARAMÉE was born 3 September 1748, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Hippolyte FISSIAU dite LARAMÉE was born 17 July 1750, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 31 years old.

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

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique-Louise BRIEN dite DESROCHES died 5 June 1757, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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
Angélique-Elisabeth FISSIAU dite LARAMÉE married 21 November 1768 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Pierre LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Hippolyte FISSIAU dite LARAMÉE married 17 August 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Louis LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN

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.