Joseph PARENT

(b. 23 January 1704 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 4 May 1778 , Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph PARENT was born 23 January 1704 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph PARENT was the child of Joseph PARENT and Marie-Josephe BELANGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PARENT and Jeanne BADEAU (BADAULT) (maternal) Nicolas BÉLANGER and Marie DERAINVILLE

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

Joseph married Marie-Elisabeth LEFEBVRE 24 November 1727 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Elisabeth LEFEBVRE was born 8 September 1707 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Elisabeth died 5 March 1741 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE and Marie CRÊSTE (CRÊTE).

Joseph married (2) Marguerite GIROUX 26 November 1742 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . Marguerite GIROUX was born 24 November 1719 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marguerite died 19 June 1760 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marguerite was the child of Jean-François GIROUX and Marguerite BINET.

Joseph PARENT died 4 May 1778 in Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Giroux Marguerite
m. Lefebvre Marie-Elisabeth

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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.

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Joseph PARENT married

Marie-Elisabeth LEFEBVRE-- Date: 24 November 1727 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Elisabeth LEFEBVRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE and Marie CRÊSTE (CRÊTE)

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Joseph PARENT married

Marguerite GIROUX-- Date: 26 November 1742 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Marguerite GIROUX was the child of Jean-François GIROUX and Marguerite BINET

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1704 Birth
23 January 1704
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1727 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PARENT and Marie-Elisabeth LEFEBVRE 24 November 1727, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 23 years old.

1741 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Elisabeth LEFEBVRE died 5 March 1741, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

1742 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PARENT and Marguerite GIROUX 26 November 1742, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 38 years old.

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

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite GIROUX died 19 June 1760, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

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.