Joseph PENISSON

(b. 30 November 1723 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 3 April 1803 , Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada )

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Joseph PENISSON was born 30 November 1723 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph PENISSON was the child of Jean Baptiste PENISSON and Elisabeth-Isabelle COTIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Tugal COTIN and Étiennette (Thienette) BEAUDON (BAUDON)

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Joseph married Geneviève-Félicité BEAUMONT 25 October 1751 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Geneviève-Félicité BEAUMONT was born 29 March 1733 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Geneviève-Félicité died 5 May 1810 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville). Geneviève-Félicité was the child of Pierre BEAUMONT and Marie-Anne JEAN dite GODON.

Joseph PENISSON died 3 April 1803 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada .

m. Beaumont Genevieve-Felicite

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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 PENISSON married

Geneviève-Félicité BEAUMONT-- Date: 25 October 1751 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Geneviève-Félicité BEAUMONT was the child of Pierre BEAUMONT and Marie-Anne JEAN dite GODON

Children of Joseph PENISSON and Geneviève-Félicité BEAUMONT:

Marie-Genevieve PENISSON (b.25 August 1756, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 8 May 1837, Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada )

Joseph PENISSON (b.26 June 1758, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 13 July 1825, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada )

Genevieve-Veronique PENISSON (b.31 August 1763, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 March 1828, Québec, Lower Canada )

Jacques PENISSON (b.abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Pierre PENISSON (b.abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1723 Birth
30 November 1723
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PENISSON and Geneviève-Félicité BEAUMONT 25 October 1751, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 27 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve PENISSON was born 25 August 1756, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Joseph PENISSON was born 26 June 1758, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Joseph was 34 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Genevieve-Veronique PENISSON was born 31 August 1763, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Joseph was 39 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.