Joseph PAILLÉ

(b. 21 August 1721 , Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1796 , Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada )

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Joseph PAILLÉ was born 21 August 1721 in Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, New France

Joseph PAILLÉ was the child of Charles PAILLARD (PAILLE) and Françoise LEMAITRE dite AUGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Leonard PAILLARD (PAILLE) and Marie-Louise VACHON (maternal) Charles LEMAITRE dit AUGER and Madeleine CREVIER dite BELLERIVE

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Joseph married Marie-Josephte GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) 3 February 1749 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) was born 27 October 1723 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marie-Josephte died 3 February 1775 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-François GERLAISE dit DESJARLAIS and Marie-Catherine AUBERT.

Joseph PAILLÉ died 6 May 1796 in Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada .

m. Desjarlais Marie-Josephte

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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 PAILLÉ married

Marie-Josephte GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS)-- Date: 3 February 1749 Place: Louiseville, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) was the child of Jean-François GERLAISE dit DESJARLAIS and Marie-Catherine AUBERT

Children of Joseph PAILLÉ and Marie-Josephte GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS):

Josephte PAILLÉ (b.11 April 1750, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 4 August 1814, Louiseville, Lower Canada )

Joseph PAILLE (b.30 October 1752, Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 21 October 1818, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Amable GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE 25 November 1772 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Louis PAILLE (b.abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1721 Birth
21 August 1721
Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PAILLÉ and Marie-Josephte GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) 3 February 1749, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 27 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Josephte PAILLÉ was born 11 April 1750, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph PAILLE was born 30 October 1752, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Joseph was 31 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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Joseph PAILLE married 25 November 1772, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie-Amable GÉLINAS dite LACOURSE

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte GERLAISE (DESJARLAIS) died 3 February 1775, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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.