Joseph DURAND

Born

31 January 1726 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

28 March 1776 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph married Marie PRIMEAU 31 July 1747 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie PRIMEAU was born abt. 1727 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie died 24 July 1814 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . Marie was the child of Claude PRIMEAU and Angélique BABEU .

Parents & Family of Joseph DURAND

Parents of Joseph DURAND

Father

Louis DURAND

Mother

Jeanne HOUDE

Grandparents of Joseph DURAND

Paternal grandparents

Jean DURAND dit LAFORTUNE Catherine Anne ANNENONTAK (ANENONTHA)

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX Marie-Anne ROULEAU (SANSOUCY)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph DURAND

Joseph DURAND married

Marie PRIMEAU
Marriage date: 31 July 1747
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie PRIMEAU was the child of Claude PRIMEAU and Angélique BABEU

Children of Joseph DURAND and Marie PRIMEAU

Catherine DURAND

Born: 6 November 1760, Berthierville, Canada
Died: 17 August 1834, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie MIVILLE 27 November 1780 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1726
31 January 1726
Sorel, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DURAND and Marie PRIMEAU 31 July 1747, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 21 years old.

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

1760 Birth of Child
Catherine DURAND was born 6 November 1760, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 34 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.