Joseph LEDUC

(b. abt. 1738 , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 May 1810 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Joseph LEDUC was born abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph LEDUC was the child of Pierre-Charles LEDUC and Marie-Madeleine CHAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Charles LEDUC and Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS (maternal) François CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Marie-Françoise FOISY

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Joseph married Marguerite FOISY dite FRENIÈRE 12 October 1761 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada . Marguerite FOISY dite FRENIÈRE was born 6 June 1741 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 2 March 1790 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marguerite BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE).

Joseph married (2) Marguerite DECELLES 30 January 1792 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Marguerite DECELLES was born 27 April 1742 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 25 January 1816 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Marguerite was the child of François DECELLES and Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE.

Joseph LEDUC died 24 May 1810 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.

m. Decelles Marguerite
m. Foisy Marguerite

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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 LEDUC married

Marguerite FOISY dite FRENIÈRE-- Date: 12 October 1761 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Marguerite FOISY dite FRENIÈRE was the child of Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marguerite BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Marguerite DECELLES-- Date: 30 January 1792 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marguerite DECELLES was the child of François DECELLES and Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LEDUC and Marguerite FOISY dite FRENIÈRE 12 October 1761, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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.