Joseph MARTEL

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3 September 1733 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

23 February 1795 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Nicolas-Raymond MARTEL Angélique GUERTIN

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Born: 3 September 1733 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas-Raymond MARTEL

Mother: Angélique GUERTIN

Paternal grandparents: Raymond MARTEL DELACHESNAYE , Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite DESRUISSEAUX

Maternal grandparents: Louis GUERTIN , Marie-Madeleine CHICOINE

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Joseph married Marie-Madeleine TETREAULT dite DUCHARME 22 November 1757 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine TETREAULT dite DUCHARME was born 16 March 1738 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Madeleine died 17 September 1793 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Louis TETREAULT dit DUCHARME and Anne-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE.

Joseph MARTEL died 23 February 1795 in Verchères, 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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Marie-Madeleine TETREAULT dite DUCHARME
Marriage date: 22 November 1757
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine TETREAULT dite DUCHARME was the child of Louis TETREAULT dit DUCHARME and Anne-Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Children of Joseph MARTEL and Marie-Madeleine TETREAULT dite DUCHARME

Madeleine MARTEL

Born: 16 September 1758, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 25 June 1786, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Augustin BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 20 January 1777 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charlotte MARTEL

Born: 24 June 1772, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 October 1800, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: François AMIOT 21 April 1795 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1733
3 September 1733
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MARTEL and Marie-Madeleine TETREAULT dite DUCHARME 22 November 1757, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 24 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Madeleine MARTEL was born 16 September 1758, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph was 25 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.

1772 Birth of Child
Charlotte MARTEL was born 24 June 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph was 38 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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Madeleine MARTEL married 20 January 1777, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Augustin BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Death of Child
Madeleine MARTEL died 25 June 1786, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Joseph was 52 years old.

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

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

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine TETREAULT dite DUCHARME died 17 September 1793, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Death — 1795
23 February 1795
Verchères, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 61.

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