Joseph PARADIS

Born

22 May 1779 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

14 February 1810 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Joseph married Marie-Julie LEVESQUE 11 January 1802 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada .
Marie-Julie LEVESQUE was born 23 November 1784 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Julie died 6 June 1844 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East. Marie-Julie was the child of Pierre-Roch LEVESQUE and Modeste HUDON dite BEAULIEU .

Parents & Family of Joseph PARADIS

Parents of Joseph PARADIS

Father

Ignace PARADIS

Mother

Marie Modeste THÉRIAULT

Grandparents of Joseph PARADIS

Paternal grandparents

Alexandre PARADIS Marie-Josephte OUELLET

Maternal grandparents

Paul THÉRIAULT Anne Marie HÉBERT

m. Levesque Marie-Julie

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Cultivateur.

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph PARADIS

Joseph PARADIS married

Marie-Julie LEVESQUE
Marriage date: 11 January 1802
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Marie-Julie LEVESQUE was the child of Pierre-Roch LEVESQUE and Modeste HUDON dite BEAULIEU

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Joseph PARADIS and Marie-Julie LEVESQUE

No children are currently listed for this couple.

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1779
22 May 1779
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1802 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PARADIS and Marie-Julie LEVESQUE 11 January 1802, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 22 years old.