Joseph DESJARDINS

Born

21 January 1711 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

17 March 1797 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

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Roch DESJARDINS Marie BOULARD dite CAMBRAI

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Born: 21 January 1711 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Roch DESJARDINS

Mother: Marie BOULARD dite CAMBRAI

Paternal grandparents: Claude DESJARDINS dit CHARBONNIER , Marguerite CARDILLON

Maternal grandparents: François BOULARD dit CAMBRAI , Françoise LAUZON

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Joseph married Marguerite FILIATRAULT 1 July 1737 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite FILIATRAULT was born 7 February 1716 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marguerite died 15 December 1750 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marguerite was the child of Louis FILIATRAULT and Marie-Madeleine LABELLE.

Joseph DESJARDINS died 17 March 1797 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada .
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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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Marguerite FILIATRAULT
Marriage date: 1 July 1737
Marriage place: Laval, Canada, New France
Marguerite FILIATRAULT was the child of Louis FILIATRAULT and Marie-Madeleine LABELLE

Children of Joseph DESJARDINS and Marguerite FILIATRAULT

Marie-Marguerite DESJARDINS dite CHARBONNIER

Born: 23 November 1738, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 24 March 1804, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Urbain FOUCAULT 3 November 1762 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Marie-Anne DESJARDINS

Born: 29 March 1744, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 11 October 1792, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre NORMAND 20 January 1766 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Françoise DESJARDINS

Born: 2 November 1747, Terrebonne, Canada, New France
Died: 22 November 1777, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Michel MATTE 16 October 1770 Place: Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Thérèse DESJARDINS

Born: 8 November 1748, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 23 October 1788, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine MAISONNEUVE 12 February 1770 Place: Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1711
21 January 1711
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1737 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DESJARDINS and Marguerite FILIATRAULT 1 July 1737, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 26 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite DESJARDINS dite CHARBONNIER was born 23 November 1738, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DESJARDINS was born 29 March 1744, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Françoise DESJARDINS was born 2 November 1747, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Thérèse DESJARDINS was born 8 November 1748, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Joseph was 37 years old.

1750 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite FILIATRAULT died 15 December 1750, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite DESJARDINS dite CHARBONNIER married 3 November 1762, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima) to Louis-Urbain FOUCAULT

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DESJARDINS married 20 January 1766, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima) to Pierre NORMAND

1770 Marriage of Child
Thérèse DESJARDINS married 12 February 1770, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada to Antoine MAISONNEUVE

1770 Marriage of Child
Françoise DESJARDINS married 16 October 1770, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada to Michel MATTE

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.

1777 Death of Child
Françoise DESJARDINS died 22 November 1777, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Joseph was 66 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Death of Child
Thérèse DESJARDINS died 23 October 1788, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Joseph was 77 years old.

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

1792 Death of Child
Marie-Anne DESJARDINS died 11 October 1792, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Joseph was 81 years old.

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

Death — 1797
17 March 1797
Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 86.

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