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

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

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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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 Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Joseph HANDFIELD married

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:

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

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

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

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1783 Birth
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.