Joseph ROCHEREAU

Born

15 October 1758 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Died

5 November 1828 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Lower Canada

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Joseph ROCHEREAU Elisabeth PANNETON

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Born: 15 October 1758 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph ROCHEREAU

Mother: Elisabeth PANNETON

Paternal grandparents: François ROCHEREAU , Marguerite PROVENCHER

Maternal grandparents: Theodore PANNETON , Louise GOUIN dite CHAMPAGNE

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Joseph married Marie-Ursule-Genevieve PERRIN 7 January 1783 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Ursule-Genevieve PERRIN was born 28 December 1763 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Ursule-Genevieve died 27 June 1851 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada East . Marie-Ursule-Genevieve was the child of Jean PERRIN and Marie-Geneviève CHAREST.

Joseph ROCHEREAU died 5 November 1828 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Ursule-Genevieve PERRIN
Marriage date: 7 January 1783
Marriage place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Ursule-Genevieve PERRIN was the child of Jean PERRIN and Marie-Geneviève CHAREST

Children of Joseph ROCHEREAU and Marie-Ursule-Genevieve PERRIN

Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU)

Born: 5 September 1790, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste BIGOT dit DORVAL 5 February 1839 Place: Champlain, Lower Canada

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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 — 1758
15 October 1758
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROCHEREAU and Marie-Ursule-Genevieve PERRIN 7 January 1783, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

He was 24 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Elisabeth ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) was born 5 September 1790, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)