Joseph ROULEAU

(b. 21 December 1738 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 19 May 1820 , Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )

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Joseph ROULEAU was born 21 December 1738 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph ROULEAU was the child of Joseph-Marie ROULEAU and Anne LAUZON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis ROULEAU and Françoise GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) (maternal) Michel LAUZON and Marie-Anne COITOU dite ST-JEAN

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Joseph married Marie-Louise PILON 30 January 1758 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Louise PILON was born 3 May 1737 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Louise died 3 October 1829 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre PILON and Anne-Jeanne DAOUST.

Joseph ROULEAU died 19 May 1820 in Vaudreuil, 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 ROULEAU married

Marie-Louise PILON-- Date: 30 January 1758 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise PILON was the child of Pierre PILON and Anne-Jeanne DAOUST

Children of Joseph ROULEAU and Marie-Louise PILON:

Marie-Josephte ROULEAU (b.8 November 1761, Oka, Canada d. 9 November 1832, Rigaud, Lower Canada )
m. Guillaume SÉGUIN dit LADÉROUTE 13 February 1775 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Louise ROULEAU (b.1 July 1766, Oka, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 August 1850, Rigaud, Canada East )
m. Hyacinthe SEGUIN 7 February 1785 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Marie-Marguerite ROULEAU (b.11 September 1773, Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 November 1850, Rigaud, Canada East )
m. Francois CHEVRIER 24 January 1791 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

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1738 Birth
21 December 1738
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROULEAU and Marie-Louise PILON 30 January 1758, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 19 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte ROULEAU was born 8 November 1761, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

Joseph was 22 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ROULEAU was born 1 July 1766, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite ROULEAU was born 11 September 1773, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte ROULEAU married 13 February 1775, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion) to Guillaume SÉGUIN dit LADÉROUTE

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.