Joseph LOISEAU

(b. 5 May 1715 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 17 May 1777 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph LOISEAU was born 5 May 1715 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Joseph LOISEAU was the child of Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR and Marie HUS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR and Jeanne-Léonarde GENEST (maternal) Paul HUS and Jeanne BAILLARGEON

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Joseph married Madeleine LUPIEN 23 November 1750 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine LUPIEN was born abt. 1727 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine died 8 April 1763 in Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Jacques BARON dit LUPIEN and Geneviève PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO).

Joseph married (2) Cécile RATTÉ 17 October 1763 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . Cécile RATTÉ was born 15 October 1719 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Cécile was the child of Pierre-Ignace RATTÉ (RATE) and Jeanne NOLIN.

Joseph LOISEAU died 17 May 1777 in Sorel, 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 LOISEAU married

Madeleine LUPIEN-- Date: 23 November 1750 Place: Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Madeleine LUPIEN was the child of Jacques BARON dit LUPIEN and Geneviève PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

Children of Joseph LOISEAU and Madeleine LUPIEN:

Marie-Marguerite LOISEAU dite FRANCOUER (b.abt. 1752, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 7 July 1850, Saint-Cuthbert, Canada East)
m. Jean-Baptiste-Charles DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 8 February 1779 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Joseph LOISEAU married

Cécile RATTÉ-- Date: 17 October 1763 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Cécile RATTÉ was the child of Pierre-Ignace RATTÉ (RATE) and Jeanne NOLIN

Children of Joseph LOISEAU and Cécile RATTÉ:

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1715 Birth
5 May 1715
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1750 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LOISEAU and Madeleine LUPIEN 23 November 1750, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

He was 35 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LOISEAU and Cécile RATTÉ 17 October 1763, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 48 years old.

1763 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine LUPIEN died 8 April 1763, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada

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.