HELP! flag male ancestor  Joseph  HANDFIELD

  (b. 15 April 1783 Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 3 October 1820 Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph HANDFIELD was born 15 April 1783 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph HANDFIELD was the child of Thomas HANDFIELD   and   Marie-Josephte-Genevieve SENÉCAL and the grandchild of: (paternal)  John HANDFIELD and Elisabeth WINNIET (maternal)  Josephe SENÉCAL and Marie-Josephte TRUDEAU

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Joseph  married  Francoise DESMARAIS 10 November 1806 in Verchères, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children. Francoise DESMARAIS  was born 19 April 1776 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres).  Francoise was the child of Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR.

Joseph HANDFIELD died 3 October 1820 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.

Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Joseph HANDFIELD

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Joseph HANDFIELD married flag female ancestor Francoise DESMARAIS-- Date: 10 November 1806 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Francoise DESMARAIS was the child of Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR




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Children of Joseph HANDFIELD and Francoise DESMARAIS:

flag female ancestor Francoise HANDFIELD (b.15 January 1808, Verchères, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Joseph HANDFIELD (b.10 May 1809, Verchères, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Thomas HANDFIELD (b.17 October 1810, Verchères, Lower Canada   d. 24 June 1907, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)


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birth1783 Birth
15 April 1783
Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1806 Marriage / Partner
Joseph HANDFIELD and Francoise DESMARAIS 10 November 1806, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 23 years old.
1808 Birth of Child
Francoise HANDFIELD was born 15 January 1808, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph was 24 years old.
1809 Birth of Child
Joseph HANDFIELD was born 10 May 1809, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph was 26 years old.
1810 Birth of Child
Thomas HANDFIELD was born 17 October 1810, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph was 27 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
death1820 Death
3 October 1820
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 37.
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