Joseph BOURDEAU

(b. 27 October 1728 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 1 December 1794 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BOURDEAU was born 27 October 1728 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Joseph BOURDEAU was the child of Joseph BOURDEAU and Marguerite GUERIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BORDEAU (BOURDEAU) and Marguerite LEFEBVRE (maternal) Claude GUERIN dit LAFONTAINE and Jeanne CUSSON

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Joseph married Marie-Catherine PIEDALUE 4 April 1758 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children. Marie-Catherine PIEDALUE was born 29 May 1739 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine died 27 June 1821 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine was the child of Julien PIEDALUE and Françoise AUPRY dite LARAMÉE.

Joseph BOURDEAU died 1 December 1794 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Family and Children of Joseph BOURDEAU

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Joseph BOURDEAU married

Marie-Catherine PIEDALUE-- Date: 4 April 1758 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine PIEDALUE was the child of Julien PIEDALUE and Françoise AUPRY dite LARAMÉE

Children of Joseph BOURDEAU and Marie-Catherine PIEDALUE:

Felicite-Catherine BOURDEAU (b.21 October 1760, La Prairie, Canada d. , )
m. Andre BANLIER dit LAPERLE 17 May 1779 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Laurent BOURDEAU (b.8 March 1764, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Josephe LEMIEUX 21 November 1785 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre BOURDEAU (b.abt. 1774, , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 August 1847, Saint-Valentin, Lower Canada)
m. Josephe PERRIER 10 October 1808 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph BOURDEAU (b.10 August 1781, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 September 1827, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie DENIGER dite MAJOR 8 August 1803 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1728 Birth
27 October 1728
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOURDEAU and Marie-Catherine PIEDALUE 4 April 1758, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 29 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Felicite-Catherine BOURDEAU was born 21 October 1760, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 32 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Laurent BOURDEAU was born 8 March 1764, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph was 35 years old.

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Felicite-Catherine BOURDEAU married 17 May 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Andre BANLIER dit LAPERLE

1781 Birth of Child
Joseph BOURDEAU was born 10 August 1781, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 52 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Laurent BOURDEAU married 21 November 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Josephe LEMIEUX

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)