Joseph PARENTEAU

(b. 23 June 1721 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 5 July 1801 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Joseph PARENTEAU was born 23 June 1721 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Joseph PARENTEAU was the child of Pierre-Louis PARENTEAU and Marguerite LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PARENTEAU dit LAFONTAINE and Madeleine TISSERAND (TISSERAN) (maternal) Gilles LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT and Anne LABRECQUE

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

Joseph married Marie-Jeanne GEORGETEAU dite JOLICOEUR 7 February 1752 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Jeanne GEORGETEAU dite JOLICOEUR was born 12 September 1729 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marie-Jeanne died 1 May 1797 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Jeanne was the child of Claude GEORGETEAU dit JOLICOEUR and Marie-Françoise DESROSIERS.

Joseph PARENTEAU died 5 July 1801 in Yamaska, Lower 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 PARENTEAU married

Marie-Jeanne GEORGETEAU dite JOLICOEUR-- Date: 7 February 1752 Place: Louiseville, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne GEORGETEAU dite JOLICOEUR was the child of Claude GEORGETEAU dit JOLICOEUR and Marie-Françoise DESROSIERS

Children of Joseph PARENTEAU and Marie-Jeanne GEORGETEAU dite JOLICOEUR:

Josephte PARENTEAU (b.24 October 1752, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 8 October 1830, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Michel PETIT dit GOBIN 14 February 1774 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph PARENTEAU (b.6 February 1754, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 10 July 1811, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Rose MARTIN 31 January 1780 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste PARENTEAU (b.16 January 1757, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 24 November 1827, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve-Cecile DUMAS 11 February 1782 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel PARENTEAU (b.28 September 1762, Yamaska, Canada d. 22 June 1819, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FORCIER 20 February 1786 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1721 Birth
23 June 1721
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PARENTEAU and Marie-Jeanne GEORGETEAU dite JOLICOEUR 7 February 1752, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 30 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Josephte PARENTEAU was born 24 October 1752, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 31 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Joseph PARENTEAU was born 6 February 1754, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PARENTEAU was born 16 January 1757, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Michel PARENTEAU was born 28 September 1762, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 41 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Josephte PARENTEAU married 14 February 1774, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Michel PETIT dit GOBIN

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Joseph PARENTEAU married 31 January 1780, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Rose MARTIN

1782 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PARENTEAU married 11 February 1782, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Genevieve-Cecile DUMAS

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Michel PARENTEAU married 20 February 1786, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FORCIER

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)