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flag female ancestor  Josephte  RHEAULT

Born
16 February 1745 ,  Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Died
4 September 1805 ,  Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada
Josephte  married  François BARIL 2 February 1765 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 9 children.
François BARIL  was born 28 February 1744 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France.  François was the child of Louis BARIL and Marie-Thérèse TELLIER .
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Parents & Family of Josephte RHEAULT

Parents of Josephte RHEAULT

Father
Joseph RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT)
Mother
Marie-Josephte LEBLANC dite LABRIE

Grandparents of Josephte RHEAULT

Paternal grandparents
Joseph-François RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) Françoise DUBOIS
Maternal grandparents
René LEBLANC dit LABRIE Marie-Jeanne BOURBEAU


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

Josephte  married  François BARIL 2 February 1765 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 9 children.
François BARIL  was born 28 February 1744 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France.  François was the child of Louis BARIL and Marie-Thérèse TELLIER.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josephte RHEAULT

Josephte RHEAULT married American Revolutionary War Soldier flag  François BARIL
Marriage date: 2 February 1765
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
François BARIL was the child of Louis BARIL and Marie-Thérèse TELLIER

Children of François BARIL and Josephte RHEAULT


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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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BirthBirth — 1745
16 February 1745
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France
Invention 1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1765 Marriage / Partner
Josephte RHEAULT and François BARIL 2 February 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 19 years old.
1765 Birth of Child
Amable BARIL was born 15 December 1765, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 20 years old.
1767 Birth of Child
Antoine BARIL was born 27 April 1767, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 22 years old.
1767 Birth of Child
François BARIL was born 27 April 1767, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 22 years old.
1769 Birth of Child
Joseph BARIL was born 18 March 1769, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 24 years old.
1772 Birth of Child
Michel BARIL was born 27 July 1772, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 27 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1778 Birth of Child
Marguerite BARIL was born 15 August 1778, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 33 years old.
1781 Birth of Child
Raphael BARIL was born 2 June 1781, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 36 years old.
1783 Birth of Child
Pierre BARIL was born 18 December 1783, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 38 years old.
Invention 1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1788 Death of Child
Amable BARIL died 24 October 1788, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 43 years old.
1790 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BARIL was born 7 August 1790, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 45 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
Invention 1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)
marriage1793 Marriage of Child
François BARIL married 19 August 1793, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada to Marie TURCOT
marriage1793 Marriage of Child
Antoine BARIL married 14 October 1793, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada to Marguerite MAILLOT (MAILHOT)
marriage1794 Marriage of Child
Michel BARIL married 14 February 1794, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada to Madeleine DEVEAU (DEVOST)
marriage1798 Marriage of Child
Joseph BARIL married 12 February 1798, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada to Julie MASSE
Invention 1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)
marriage1802 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BARIL married 22 February 1802, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada to Benjamin MORASSE
DeathDeath — 1805
4 September 1805
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 60.
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