Joseph
FOUCAULT
Born
3 March 1756
,
Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died
3 August 1846
,
Sainte-Monique, Nicolet, Canada East
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Born: 3 March 1756 in Nicolet, Canada, New France
Father:
Joseph FOUCAULT dit LEMIRE
Mother:
Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU
Paternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste LEMIRE dit FOUCAULT
, Marie-Catherine PINARD
Maternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste-Joachim LOISEAU
, Marie-Josephte GAUTHIER dite ST-GERMAIN
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Anne LEMIRE 5 July 1779 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne LEMIRE was born 29 October 1759 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre LEMIRE and Marie-Jeanne PINARD.
Joseph FOUCAULT died 3 August 1846 in Sainte-Monique, Nicolet, Canada East.
m. Lemire Marie-Anne
m. St-Laurent Louise
m. St-Laurent Louise
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Joseph FOUCAULT
Joseph FOUCAULT married 
Marie-Anne LEMIRE
Marriage date: 5 July 1779
Marriage place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne LEMIRE was the child of Pierre LEMIRE and Marie-Jeanne PINARD
Marie-Anne LEMIREMarriage date: 5 July 1779
Marriage place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne LEMIRE was the child of Pierre LEMIRE and Marie-Jeanne PINARD
Children of Joseph FOUCAULT and Marie-Anne LEMIRE
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Birth — 17563 March 1756
Nicolet, Canada, New France
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.
1779 Marriage / PartnerJoseph FOUCAULT and Marie-Anne LEMIRE 5 July 1779, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
He was 23 years old.
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 Canada1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Death — 18463 August 1846
Sainte-Monique, Nicolet, Canada East
He died at the age of 90.
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