Joseph HAMEL

(b. 18 January 1717 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 19 December 1774 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph HAMEL was born 18 January 1717 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Joseph HAMEL was the child of Jean-Charles HAMEL and Marguerite DUBREUIL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles HAMEL and Angélique LEVASSEUR (maternal) Jean-Étienne DUBREUIL and Marguerite LEGARDEUR

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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, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marguerite died 4 December 1787 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marguerite was the child of André ROBITAILLE and Françoise-Catherine CHEVALIER.

Joseph HAMEL died 19 December 1774 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Robitaille Marguerite

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Family and Children of Joseph HAMEL

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Joseph HAMEL married

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

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Children of Joseph HAMEL and Marguerite ROBITAILLE:

Marguerite HAMEL (b.4 September 1743, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Catherine HAMEL (b.21 January 1745, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1828, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada )

Madeleine HAMEL (b.3 August 1746, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 16 June 1795, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada )

Marie-Joseph HAMEL (b.18 April 1748, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Louise HAMEL (b.28 October 1749, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. , )

Josephte HAMEL (b.10 October 1751, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 1 March 1825, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada )

Marie-Anne HAMEL (b.4 February 1754, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. , )

Angelique HAMEL (b.11 April 1756, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 7 November 1832, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques-Alexis PARADIS 2 February 1778 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Elisabeth HAMEL (b.16 September 1760, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada d. 11 December 1811, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada)

Joseph HAMEL (b.25 December 1762, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada d. 17 August 1827, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada )

Pierre HAMEL (b.abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Charles HAMEL (b.4 August 1767, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1717 Birth
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)

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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.