Joseph DUBE

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7 September 1757 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

5 April 1816 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Joseph DUBE Marie-Geneviève HUDON dite BEAULIEU

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Born: 7 September 1757 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph DUBE

Mother: Marie-Geneviève HUDON dite BEAULIEU

Paternal grandparents: Augustin DUBE , Marie-Anne SOUCY

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste HUDON dit BEAULIEU , Marie-Angélique GAGNON

Joseph had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Joseph married Marguerite LAVOIE 14 January 1788 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite LAVOIE was born 20 July 1766 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Roch LAVOIE and Josephte BERUBE.

Joseph DUBE died 5 April 1816 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada .
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Marguerite LAVOIE
Marriage date: 14 January 1788
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite LAVOIE was the child of Jean-Roch LAVOIE and Josephte BERUBE

Children of Joseph DUBE and Marguerite LAVOIE

Prosper DUBE

Born: 25 July 1802, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: 28 December 1876, Cacouna, Québec, Canada

Married: Henriette MICHAUD 7 January 1829 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Genevieve DUBE

Born: 18 August 1804, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: 16 April 1875, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada

Married: Ignace LEVESQUE 28 November 1826 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Honore DUBE

Born: 6 December1808 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: 23 August 1890, Rimouski, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Rose MALENFANT 16 September 1834 Place: Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges)

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Birth — 1757
7 September 1757
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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.

Revolutionary War
DUBE, JOSEPH
Ancestor #: A209672
Service: CANADA Rank(s): CORPORAL
Birth: 9-6-1757 RIVIERE OUELLE CANADA
Death: 4-5-1816 RIVIERE OUELLE LOWER CANADA
Service Source: NARA, M881, COMP MIL SERV RECS, ROLL #81
Service Description: 1) CAPT PHILIP LIEBERT, COL MOSES HAZEN

RESIDENCE
1) City: RIVIERE OUELLE - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) MARGUERITE LAVOIE
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Revolutionary War
DUBE,Joseph (Duba). Corporal, Hazen's Regt., 1783 (Mooers list); recruited Nov. 1776 by Philip Liebert (M246)
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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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUBE and Marguerite LAVOIE 14 January 1788, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 30 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)

1802 Birth of Child
Prosper DUBE was born 25 July 1802, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 44 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Genevieve DUBE was born 18 August 1804, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 46 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Jean-Honore DUBE was born 6 December1808 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 51 years old.