Joseph GAILLOUX (GAILLOU)

(b. 29 December 1700 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 18 April 1776 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) was born 29 December 1700 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Joseph GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) was the child of Pierre GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) and Marguerite CRÊSTE (CRÊTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) and Vivienne GAUDET (maternal) Jean CRÊSTE (CRÊTE) and Marguerite GAULIN

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

Joseph married Marie-Josephe RIVARD 5 April 1728 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe RIVARD was born 23 March 1705 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Josephe died 5 December 1780 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Josephe was the child of Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE.

Joseph GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) died 18 April 1776 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, 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 GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) married

Marie-Josephe RIVARD-- Date: 5 April 1728 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe RIVARD was the child of Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE and Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE

Children of Joseph GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) and Marie-Josephe RIVARD:

Marie-Anne GAILLOUX (b.8 June 1750, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 7 August 1824, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE 11 February 1771 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1700 Birth
29 December 1700
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) and Marie-Josephe RIVARD 5 April 1728, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 27 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GAILLOUX was born 8 June 1750, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Joseph was 49 years old.

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GAILLOUX married 11 February 1771, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Jean-Baptiste HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE

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.