Joseph CHANDONNET

(b. 15 June 1767 , Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 October 1840 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Joseph CHANDONNET was born 15 June 1767 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph CHANDONNET was the child of Charles CHANDONNET and Cecile GODIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles CHANDONNET dit LÉVEILLÉ and Elisabeth BOURGET (maternal) Jacques GODIN dit BELLEFONTAINE and Anne Marie BERGERON

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

Joseph married Marie-Anne POISSON 14 February 1791 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne POISSON was born 19 December 1759 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Anne died 20 August 1807 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Anne was the child of Alexis POISSON and Madeleine RIVARD dite LAVIGNE.

Joseph CHANDONNET died 31 October 1840 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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 CHANDONNET married

Marie-Anne POISSON-- Date: 14 February 1791 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne POISSON was the child of Alexis POISSON and Madeleine RIVARD dite LAVIGNE

Children of Joseph CHANDONNET and Marie-Anne POISSON:

Marie-Josephe CHANDONNET (b.13 November 1791, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Louis MOREL 29 September 1812 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1767 Birth
15 June 1767
Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

1791 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CHANDONNET and Marie-Anne POISSON 14 February 1791, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 23 years old.

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe CHANDONNET was born 13 November 1791, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Joseph was 24 years old.

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

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

1807 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne POISSON died 20 August 1807, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe CHANDONNET married 29 September 1812, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Louis MOREL

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England