Joseph MERCIER

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abt. 1708 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

18 July 1769 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Pascal MERCIER Madeleine BOUCHER

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Born: abt. 1708 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Pascal MERCIER

Mother: Madeleine BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents: Pascal MERCIER , Anne CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean BOUCHER , Marie-Madeleine PARE

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Joseph married Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER 30 January 1729 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER was born abt. 1705 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth-Angelique died 21 April 1795 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Elisabeth-Angelique was the child of Noël LEBRUN dit CARRIER and Anne BROCHU.

Joseph MERCIER died 18 July 1769 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, 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 MERCIER married

Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER
Marriage date: 30 January 1729
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER was the child of Noël LEBRUN dit CARRIER and Anne BROCHU

Children of Joseph MERCIER and Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER

Joseph MERCIER

Born: 27 September 1731, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 21 July 1810, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Genevieve ASSELIN 19 July 1751 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Jean-Baptiste-Joseph MERCIER

Born: 14 September 1734, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 2 January 1781, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS 7 November 1757 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marie-Thecle MERCIER

Born: 15 January 1736, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 17 February 1807, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Alexandre MARCOUX 12 November 1753 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Françoise MERCIER

Born: 12 April 1739, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 11 January 1817, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-François MERCIER 7 November 1757 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Married: Jacques GENDRON 15 June 1761 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Geneviève MERCIER

Born: 29 November 1740, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 8 March 1810 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Gabriel BLOUIN 31 January 1763 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Jean-François MERCIER

Born: 23 February 1745, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Died: 2 March 1820 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève-Thecle DANIAU dite LAPRISE 5 August 1771 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1729 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MERCIER and Elisabeth-Angelique LEBRUN dite CARRIER 30 January 1729, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

1731 Birth of Child
Joseph MERCIER was born 27 September 1731, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1734 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph MERCIER was born 14 September 1734, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Thecle MERCIER was born 15 January 1736, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1739 Birth of Child
Françoise MERCIER was born 12 April 1739, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1740 Birth of Child
Geneviève MERCIER was born 29 November 1740, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1745 Birth of Child
Jean-François MERCIER was born 23 February 1745, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1751 Marriage of Child
Joseph MERCIER married 19 July 1751 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Marie-Genevieve ASSELIN

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thecle MERCIER married 12 November 1753, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Louis-Alexandre MARCOUX

1757 Marriage of Child
Françoise MERCIER married 7 November 1757, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Jean-François MERCIER

1757 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph MERCIER married 7 November 1757 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Marie-Elisabeth BLAIS

1761 Marriage of Child
Françoise MERCIER married 15 June 1761, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Jacques GENDRON

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 Marriage of Child
Geneviève MERCIER married 31 January 1763, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Gabriel BLOUIN