Joseph METHOT

(b. 23 February 1722 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 5 June 1783 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph METHOT was born 23 February 1722 in Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph METHOT was the child of Joseph METHOT and Helene-Marie NORMAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Abraham METHOT and Marie-Madeleine MEZERAY dite NOPCES (maternal) Joseph-Jean NORMAND and Marie CHORET

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

Joseph married Josephte PICORON dite DESCOTEAUX 7 January 1743 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte PICORON dite DESCOTEAUX was born 17 March 1716 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Josephte was the child of Henri PICORON dit DESCOTEAUX and Marguerite MARTIN.

Joseph METHOT died 5 June 1783 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Occupation

Joseph METHOT was a Charpentier.
In New France, the occupation of charpentier, or carpenter, covered all trades of wood construction.

Source: tfcq.ca

18th Century Charpentier in New France: Crafting Dreams in Timber

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 METHOT married

Josephte PICORON dite DESCOTEAUX-- Date: 7 January 1743 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Josephte PICORON dite DESCOTEAUX was the child of Henri PICORON dit DESCOTEAUX and Marguerite MARTIN

Children of Joseph METHOT and Josephte PICORON dite DESCOTEAUX:

Joseph METHOT (b.15 February 1746, Québec, Canada, New France d. 9 January 1815, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise CHARTRE 6 November 1769 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Charles METHOT (b.abt. 1759, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Elisabeth MARCHAND 22 June 1779 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1722 Birth
23 February 1722
Québec, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Joseph METHOT and Josephte PICORON dite DESCOTEAUX 7 January 1743, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 20 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Joseph METHOT was born 15 February 1746, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph was 23 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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Joseph METHOT married 6 November 1769, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie-Louise CHARTRE

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.