Joseph-René HERPIN (ARPIN)

(b. 10 July 1749 , Saint-Ours, Canada, New France d. 4 December 1809 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-René HERPIN (ARPIN) was born 10 July 1749 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France

Joseph-René HERPIN (ARPIN) was the child of René-Guillaume HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Émery-Méry HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Marie-Jacqueline COULON (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE and Françoise BAZINET

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

Joseph-René married Marguerite PERRON 14 October 1771 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite PERRON was born 16 June 1746 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marguerite was the child of Nicolas PERRON and Marie-Françoise ARCAND.

Joseph-René HERPIN (ARPIN) died 4 December 1809 in Contrecœur, 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-René HERPIN (ARPIN) married

Marguerite PERRON-- Date: 14 October 1771 Place: Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite PERRON was the child of Nicolas PERRON and Marie-Françoise ARCAND

Children of Joseph-René HERPIN (ARPIN) and Marguerite PERRON:

Paul ARPIN (b.abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Josephte DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS 28 September 1841 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph-Marie POTVIN dit ARPIN (b.7 August 1774, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 February 1849, Saint-Ours, Canada East )
m. Marie-Louise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE 5 May 1794 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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1749 Birth
10 July 1749
Saint-Ours, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-René HERPIN (ARPIN) and Marguerite PERRON 14 October 1771, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 22 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie POTVIN dit ARPIN was born 7 August 1774, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph-René was 25 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie POTVIN dit ARPIN married 5 May 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Louise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE

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