Joseph CHARRON

(b. 24 November 1708 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 21 July 1785 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph CHARRON was born 24 November 1708 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Joseph CHARRON was the child of Nicolas CHARRON and Marie VIAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CHARRON dit DUCHARME and Marie-Catherine PILLAT (maternal) Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Thérèse ROBIN dite LAPOINTE

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

Joseph married Marie-Anne RÉGUINDEAU 16 November 1739 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne RÉGUINDEAU was born 5 July 1717 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Anne died 3 May 1789 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis RÉGUINDEAU and Marie CHARBONNEAU.

Joseph CHARRON died 21 July 1785 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Reguindeau Anne-Joachine

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Occupation

Joseph CHARRON was a Marchand, Voyageur.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca

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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 CHARRON married

Marie-Anne RÉGUINDEAU-- Date: 16 November 1739 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne RÉGUINDEAU was the child of Louis RÉGUINDEAU and Marie CHARBONNEAU

Children of Joseph CHARRON and Marie-Anne RÉGUINDEAU:

Marie-Anne CHARRON (b.10 August 1740, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 3 February 1796, Longueuil, Lower Canada )
m. Charles-Joseph LEBRUN 1 February 1768 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite CHARRON (b.22 March 1746, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 29 December 1791, Boucherville, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN 15 February 1768 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Louis CHARRON (b.8 October 1755, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 5 June 1836, Boucherville, Lower Canada )
m. Exupere LOISEAU 16 July 1781 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1708 Birth
24 November 1708
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CHARRON and Marie-Anne RÉGUINDEAU 16 November 1739, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 30 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CHARRON was born 10 August 1740, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marguerite CHARRON was born 22 March 1746, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 37 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Louis CHARRON was born 8 October 1755, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph was 46 years old.

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
Marie-Anne CHARRON married 1 February 1768 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Charles-Joseph LEBRUN

1768 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CHARRON married 15 February 1768, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Antoine GAUTHIER dit ST-GERMAIN

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.