Joseph-Benjamin LANGLOIS

Born

1 March 1752 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

4 September 1832 , Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph-Benjamin LANGLOIS

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Born: 1 March 1752 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph-Benjamin LANGLOIS

Father

François LANGLOIS

Mother

Dorothee DUPIL (DUPLILLE)

Grandparents of Joseph-Benjamin LANGLOIS

Paternal grandparents

Pierre LANGLOIS Marie-Madeleine GODBOUT

Maternal grandparents

Augustin DUPIL (DUPLILLE) Madeleine-Francoise LECOMTE

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

Joseph-Benjamin married Louise CHIASSON 3 July 1780 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise CHIASSON was born 12 May 1761 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada . Louise died 27 November 1821 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada. Louise was the child of Louis CHIASSON and Marie-Geneviève QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME.

Joseph-Benjamin LANGLOIS died 4 September 1832 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Benjamin LANGLOIS

Joseph-Benjamin LANGLOIS married

Louise CHIASSON
Marriage date: 3 July 1780
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise CHIASSON was the child of Louis CHIASSON and Marie-Geneviève QUEMENEUR dite LAFLAMME

Children of Joseph-Benjamin LANGLOIS and Louise CHIASSON

Madeleine LANGLOIS

Born: 1 January 1797, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine GAGNON 1 March 1824 Place: Saint-Vallier, 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 — 1752
1 March 1752
Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Benjamin LANGLOIS and Louise CHIASSON 3 July 1780, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

He was 28 years old.

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)

1797 Birth of Child
Madeleine LANGLOIS was born 1 January 1797, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Joseph-Benjamin was 44 years old.

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