Joseph BERTHIAUME

Born

25 August 1768 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

2 April 1830 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Joseph married Felicite GENDRON 7 October 1793 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felicite GENDRON was born 15 March 1772 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . Felicite died 11 April 1856 in Contrecœur, Canada East . Felicite was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENDRON and Marie-Thérèse BOURDON .

Parents & Family of Joseph BERTHIAUME

Parents of Joseph BERTHIAUME

Father

Pierre BERTHIAUME

Mother

Marie-Agathe MAGEAU

Grandparents of Joseph BERTHIAUME

Paternal grandparents

Jacques BERTHIAUME Françoise CASSE (LACASSE)

Maternal grandparents

Pierre MAGEAU (MAJEAU) Jeanne PARÉ

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph BERTHIAUME

Joseph BERTHIAUME married

Felicite GENDRON
Marriage date: 7 October 1793
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Felicite GENDRON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENDRON and Marie-Thérèse BOURDON

Children of Joseph BERTHIAUME and Felicite GENDRON

Marie-Reine BERTHIAUME

Born: 13 June 1803, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Thomas VANDENDAIGUE dit GADBOIS 24 January 1820 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1768
25 August 1768
Contrecœur, 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

1793 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BERTHIAUME and Felicite GENDRON 7 October 1793, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 25 years old.

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

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

1803 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine BERTHIAUME was born 13 June 1803, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph was 34 years old.

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 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine BERTHIAUME married 24 January 1820, Contrecœur, Lower Canada to Thomas VANDENDAIGUE dit GADBOIS

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England