Joseph BIRON

(b. 4 February 1742 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 12 September 1824 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* )

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Joseph BIRON was born 4 February 1742 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Joseph BIRON was the child of François BIRON and Jeanne-Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BIRON and Marguerite DAVAUX (DAVEAU) dite LAPLANTE (maternal) Guillaume ROGNON dit LAROCHE and Marie-Angélique HOUDE

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Joseph married Charlotte CHAUVET dite CAMIRAND 2 June 1766 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte CHAUVET dite CAMIRAND was born 22 November 1742 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Charlotte was the child of Pierre CHAUVET dit CAMIRAND and Madeleine MORISSEAU.

Joseph BIRON died 12 September 1824 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, 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 BIRON married

Charlotte CHAUVET dite CAMIRAND-- Date: 2 June 1766 Place: Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada*
Charlotte CHAUVET dite CAMIRAND was the child of Pierre CHAUVET dit CAMIRAND and Madeleine MORISSEAU

Children of Joseph BIRON and Charlotte CHAUVET dite CAMIRAND:

Angele BIRON (b.abt. 1779, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. François FALARDEAU 12 January 1801 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

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1742 Birth
4 February 1742
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BIRON and Charlotte CHAUVET dite CAMIRAND 2 June 1766, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

He was 24 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)

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Angele BIRON married 12 January 1801, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac) to François FALARDEAU

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