Joseph DUPRAS (DUPRAC)

Born

9 April 1724 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

26 January 1786 , Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph DUPRAS (DUPRAC)

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Born: 9 April 1724 in Laval, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph DUPRAS (DUPRAC)

Father

Jacques DUPRAS (DUPRAC)

Mother

Catherine HUBOULT dite DESLONGCHAMPS (HUBOU)

Grandparents of Joseph DUPRAS (DUPRAC)

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Robert DUPRAC Marguerite VACHON

Maternal grandparents

Mathieu HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU) Catherine GOULET

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

Joseph married Marie-Charlotte GERVAIS 13 October 1749 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Charlotte GERVAIS was born 7 February 1728 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Marie-Charlotte died 23 April 1758 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . Marie-Charlotte was the child of Nicolas GERVAIS and Marie-Françoise ARCHAMBAULT.

Joseph married (2) Charlotte BEAULIEU 12 January 1761 in Laval, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte BEAULIEU was born 5 April 1736 in Québec, Canada, New France . Charlotte died 18 January 1803 in Lachenaie, Lower Canada . Charlotte was the child of Louis THOMAS dit BEAULIEU and Jeanne LABRECQUE.

Joseph DUPRAS (DUPRAC) died 26 January 1786 in Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Beaulieu Charlotte
m. Gervais Marie-Charlotte

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph DUPRAS (DUPRAC)

Joseph DUPRAS (DUPRAC) married

Marie-Charlotte GERVAIS
Marriage date: 13 October 1749
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Marie-Charlotte GERVAIS was the child of Nicolas GERVAIS and Marie-Françoise ARCHAMBAULT

Children of Joseph DUPRAS (DUPRAC) and Marie-Charlotte GERVAIS

Joseph DUPRAS

Born: 2 December 1751, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 8 January 1812, Lachenaie, Lower Canada

Etienne DUPRAS

Born: abt. 1756, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph DUPRAS (DUPRAC) married

Charlotte BEAULIEU
Marriage date: 12 January 1761
Marriage place: Laval, Canada
Charlotte BEAULIEU was the child of Louis THOMAS dit BEAULIEU and Jeanne LABRECQUE

Children of Joseph DUPRAS (DUPRAC) and Charlotte BEAULIEU

Jacques DUPRAS (DUPRAC) (PRATTE)

Born: 18 February 1776, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 April 1847, Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Canada East

Married: Ursule ETHIER 18 February 1805 Place: Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, 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 — 1724
9 April 1724
Laval, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUPRAS (DUPRAC) and Marie-Charlotte GERVAIS 13 October 1749 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 25 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Joseph DUPRAS was born 2 December 1751, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Charlotte GERVAIS died 23 April 1758, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUPRAS (DUPRAC) and Charlotte BEAULIEU 12 January 1761, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 36 years old.

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.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Jacques DUPRAS (DUPRAC) (PRATTE) was born 18 February 1776, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Joseph was 51 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1786
26 January 1786
Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 61.

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