Josephte RUEL

Born

16 June 1749 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

25 July 1801 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Pierre RUEL Geneviève GOSSELIN

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Born: 16 June 1749 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre RUEL

Mother: Geneviève GOSSELIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre RUEL , Marie-Anne COUTURE

Maternal grandparents: Ignace GOSSELIN , Marguerite GODBOUT

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Josephte married Antoine CHABOT 3 September 1770 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Antoine CHABOT was born 23 September 1743 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Antoine died 15 October 1802 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Antoine was the child of Antoine CHABOT and Madeleine LECLERC.

Josephte RUEL died 25 July 1801 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Antoine CHABOT
Marriage date: 3 September 1770
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine CHABOT was the child of Antoine CHABOT and Madeleine LECLERC

Children of Antoine CHABOT and Josephte RUEL

Joseph CHABOT

Born: 11 June 1778, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 October 1860, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephte BROSSARD 7 February 1804 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Gregoire CHABOT

Born: 5 November 1782, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 March 1854, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne DEMERS 9 February 1807 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Thérèse CHABOT

Born: 25 September 1789, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 April 1850, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Joseph COITEUX 29 February 1808 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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Birth — 1749
16 June 1749
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Josephte RUEL and Antoine CHABOT 3 September 1770 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 21 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Joseph CHABOT was born 11 June 1778, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 29 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Gregoire CHABOT was born 5 November 1782, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Josephte was 33 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse CHABOT was born 25 September 1789, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Josephte was 40 years old.

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)