Joseph LAURENCE

(b. 7 January 1716 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 27 December 1778 , Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph LAURENCE was born 7 January 1716 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Joseph LAURENCE was the child of Nicolas LAURENCE and Marie-Madeleine MIGNERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel LAURENCE and Isabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULT (maternal) Abraham-Jean MIGNERON dit LAJEUNESSE and Catherine BELAIR dite DELPECHE (DALPE)

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

Joseph married Marie-Rose FROMENT 4 June 1736 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Rose FROMENT was born abt. 1719 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Rose was the child of Jacques FROMENT and Elisabeth LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU).

Joseph LAURENCE died 27 December 1778 in Repentigny, 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 LAURENCE married

Marie-Rose FROMENT-- Date: 4 June 1736 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Marie-Rose FROMENT was the child of Jacques FROMENT and Elisabeth LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU)

Children of Joseph LAURENCE and Marie-Rose FROMENT:

Jean-Baptiste LAURENCE (b.7 March 1740, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 30 December 1790, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Geneviève HAN CHAUSSE 7 June 1762 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

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1716 Birth
7 January 1716
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LAURENCE and Marie-Rose FROMENT 4 June 1736, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAURENCE was born 7 March 1740, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 24 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAURENCE married 7 June 1762, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Marie-Geneviève HAN CHAUSSE

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.

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.