Joseph HANDFIELD

Born

15 April 1783 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

3 October 1820 , Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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, Province of Québec, Canada . Francoise was the child of Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR .

Parents & Family of Joseph HANDFIELD

Parents of Joseph HANDFIELD

Father

Thomas HANDFIELD

Mother

Marie-Josephte-Genevieve SENÉCAL

Grandparents of Joseph HANDFIELD

Paternal grandparents

John HANDFIELD Elisabeth WINNIET

Maternal grandparents

Josephe SENÉCAL Marie-Josephte TRUDEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph HANDFIELD

Joseph HANDFIELD married

Francoise DESMARAIS
Marriage date: 10 November 1806
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Francoise DESMARAIS was the child of Michel DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephte BROSSEAU dite LAFLEUR

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Joseph HANDFIELD and Francoise DESMARAIS

Francoise HANDFIELD

Born: 15 January 1808, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Joseph HANDFIELD

Born: 10 May 1809, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Thomas HANDFIELD

Born: 17 October 1810, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 24 June 1907, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, 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 — 1783
15 April 1783
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

1806 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.

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.