Joseph DUBE

Born

1 August 1778 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 June 1827 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph DUBE

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Grandparents

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Born: 1 August 1778 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Joseph DUBE

Father

Alexandre DUBE

Mother

Marie-Madeleine LECLERC

Grandparents of Joseph DUBE

Paternal grandparents

Alexandre DUBE Jeanne-Marguerite LEVESQUE

Maternal grandparents

Etienne LECLERC dit FRANCOEUR Marie-Claire THIBOUTOT

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

Joseph married Victoire LEVESQUE 15 April 1799 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Victoire LEVESQUE was born 16 November 1775 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . Victoire was the child of Pierre LEVESQUE and Marie-Reine MORIN.

Joseph DUBE died 15 June 1827 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada .

m. Levesque Victoire

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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph DUBE

Joseph DUBE married

Victoire LEVESQUE
Marriage date: 15 April 1799
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Lower Canada
Victoire LEVESQUE was the child of Pierre LEVESQUE and Marie-Reine MORIN

Children of Joseph DUBE and Victoire LEVESQUE

Pierre DUBE

Born: 18 February 1805, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: 21 January 1867, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East

Married: Angélique CARON 14 February 1831 Place: La Pocatière, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1778
1 August 1778
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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 Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DUBE and Victoire LEVESQUE 15 April 1799, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 20 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Birth of Child
Pierre DUBE was born 18 February 1805, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - 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 England