Joseph-Pierre DESJARDINS

Born

2 August 1747 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Died

7 September 1816 , Laval, Lower Canada

Joseph-Pierre married Angélique LAPORTE 1 February 1773 in Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique LAPORTE was born 8 July 1751 in Laval, Canada, New France . Angélique died 18 April 1836 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada . Angélique was the child of Joseph-Cecile LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Angelique NADON dite LETOURNEAU .

Parents & Family of Joseph-Pierre DESJARDINS

Parents of Joseph-Pierre DESJARDINS

Father

Pierre DESJARDINS

Mother

Genevieve VERMET

Grandparents of Joseph-Pierre DESJARDINS

Paternal grandparents

Roch DESJARDINS Marie BOULARD dite CAMBRAI

Maternal grandparents

Antoine VERMET Genevieve PLOUFFE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Pierre DESJARDINS

Joseph-Pierre DESJARDINS married

Angélique LAPORTE
Marriage date: 1 February 1773
Marriage place: Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Angélique LAPORTE was the child of Joseph-Cecile LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Angelique NADON dite LETOURNEAU

Children of Joseph-Pierre DESJARDINS and Angélique LAPORTE

Marie-Angélique DESJARDINS

Born: abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 17 March 1847, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada East

Married: Pierre SAURIOL 1 June 1795 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower 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 — 1747
2 August 1747
Terrebonne, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Pierre DESJARDINS and Angélique LAPORTE 1 February 1773, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 25 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.