Joseph PAQUET

(b. abt. 1720 , Québec Province, Canada d. 28 April 1805 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Joseph PAQUET was born abt. 1720 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph PAQUET was the child of Philippe PAQUET and Marie FONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Philippe PAQUET and Françoise GOBEIL (maternal) Étienne FONTAINE and Marie CONILLE

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Joseph married Marie-Genevieve GREFFARD 23 November 1744 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Marie-Genevieve GREFFARD was born 12 August 1725 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Genevieve died 23 April 1767 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Genevieve was the child of Louis GREFFARD and Françoise MORIER.

Joseph married (2) Thérèse BEAUDOIN 13 February 1775 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . Thérèse BEAUDOIN was born 21 April 1728 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Thérèse died 10 April 1806 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Thérèse was the child of Jean-Baptiste BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Josephte GLORIA dite DESROCHERS.

Joseph PAQUET died 28 April 1805 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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Joseph PAQUET married

Marie-Genevieve GREFFARD-- Date: 23 November 1744 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Genevieve GREFFARD was the child of Louis GREFFARD and Françoise MORIER

Children of Joseph PAQUET and Marie-Genevieve GREFFARD:

Joseph-Marie PAQUET (b.2 March 1746, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 17 September 1821, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Josephe OUELLET 16 January 1769 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie PAQUET (b.abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 April 1837, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada)
m. Jacques GAUVIN 2 July 1781 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Françoise PAQUET (b.16 June 1760, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada d. 14 October 1813, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph BERGERON 25 August 1777 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Joseph PAQUET married

Thérèse BEAUDOIN-- Date: 13 February 1775 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Thérèse BEAUDOIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Josephte GLORIA dite DESROCHERS

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1744 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PAQUET and Marie-Genevieve GREFFARD 23 November 1744 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1746 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie PAQUET was born 2 March 1746, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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

1760 Birth of Child
Françoise PAQUET was born 16 June 1760, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

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.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Genevieve GREFFARD died 23 April 1767, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

1769 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie PAQUET married 16 January 1769, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe OUELLET

1775 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PAQUET and Thérèse BEAUDOIN 13 February 1775, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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.