Joseph LORRAIN

(b. 11 April 1732 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 12 August 1795 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada )

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Joseph LORRAIN was born 11 April 1732 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph LORRAIN was the child of Pierre LORRAIN and Marie-Ursule DRAPEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thierry-Pierre LORRAIN and Marie-Anne-Jeanne MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste DRAPEAU and Marie-Ursule BOLDUC

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

Joseph married Marie-Amable QUEVILLON 20 January 1755 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Amable QUEVILLON was born 14 September 1735 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Amable died 16 November 1826 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Marie-Amable was the child of François QUEVILLON and Marie-Louise VILLERAY.

Joseph LORRAIN died 12 August 1795 in Saint-Martin, Laval, 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 LORRAIN married

Marie-Amable QUEVILLON-- Date: 20 January 1755 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Amable QUEVILLON was the child of François QUEVILLON and Marie-Louise VILLERAY

Children of Joseph LORRAIN and Marie-Amable QUEVILLON:

François LORRAIN (b.24 October 1762, Montréal, Canada d. 9 March 1801, Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Louise DEPAUCAS (DEPOCA) 8 February 1796 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1732 Birth
11 April 1732
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LORRAIN and Marie-Amable QUEVILLON 20 January 1755, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 22 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
François LORRAIN was born 24 October 1762, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Joseph was 30 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.

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.