Joseph HAMEL

Born

18 January 1717 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Died

19 December 1774 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph married Marguerite ROBITAILLE 26 November 1742 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marguerite ROBITAILLE was born 31 July 1719 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . Marguerite died 4 December 1787 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite was the child of André ROBITAILLE and Françoise-Catherine CHEVALIER .

Parents & Family of Joseph HAMEL

Parents of Joseph HAMEL

Father

Jean-Charles HAMEL

Mother

Marguerite DUBREUIL

Grandparents of Joseph HAMEL

Paternal grandparents

Charles HAMEL Angélique LEVASSEUR

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Étienne DUBREUIL Marguerite LEGARDEUR

m. Robitaille Marguerite

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph HAMEL

Joseph HAMEL married

Marguerite ROBITAILLE
Marriage date: 26 November 1742
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Marguerite ROBITAILLE was the child of André ROBITAILLE and Françoise-Catherine CHEVALIER

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Joseph HAMEL and Marguerite ROBITAILLE

Marguerite HAMEL

Born: 4 September 1743, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Catherine HAMEL

Born: 21 January 1745, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 25 March 1828, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

Madeleine HAMEL

Born: 3 August 1746, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 16 June 1795, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

Marie-Joseph HAMEL

Born: 18 April 1748, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Louise HAMEL

Born: 28 October 1749, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Josephte HAMEL

Born: 10 October 1751, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 1 March 1825, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne HAMEL

Born: 4 February 1754, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Angelique HAMEL

Born: 11 April 1756, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 7 November 1832, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques-Alexis PARADIS 2 February 1778 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

Elisabeth HAMEL

Born: 16 September 1760, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada
Died: 11 December 1811, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

Joseph HAMEL

Born: 25 December 1762, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada
Died: 17 August 1827, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

Pierre HAMEL

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Charles HAMEL

Born: 4 August 1767, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1717
18 January 1717
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1742 Marriage / Partner
Joseph HAMEL and Marguerite ROBITAILLE 26 November 1742 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

He was 25 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marguerite HAMEL was born 4 September 1743, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine HAMEL was born 21 January 1745, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Madeleine HAMEL was born 3 August 1746, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph HAMEL was born 18 April 1748, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise HAMEL was born 28 October 1749, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Josephte HAMEL was born 10 October 1751, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Joseph was 34 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne HAMEL was born 4 February 1754, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Joseph was 37 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Angelique HAMEL was born 11 April 1756, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Elisabeth HAMEL was born 16 September 1760, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Joseph was 43 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph HAMEL was born 25 December 1762, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Joseph was 45 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Charles HAMEL was born 4 August 1767, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Joseph was 50 years old.