Joseph DEFOY

Born

6 April 1736 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Died

7 March 1810 , Mascouche, Lower Canada

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Born: 6 April 1736 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph DEFOY

Father

Charles DEFOY

Mother

Angelique BROUSSEAU

Grandparents of Joseph DEFOY

Paternal grandparents

Louis DEFOY Marie-Charlotte EBERT (HEBERT) (CHAREBERT)

Maternal grandparents

Jean BROUSSEAU Anne GRESLON

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

Joseph married Marie-Louise LABERGE 12 January 1756 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise LABERGE was born 6 September 1722 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France. Marie-Louise died 15 June 1799 in Mascouche, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre LABERGE and Marguerite PARÉ.

Joseph DEFOY died 7 March 1810 in Mascouche, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph DEFOY

Joseph DEFOY married

Marie-Louise LABERGE
Marriage date: 12 January 1756
Marriage place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise LABERGE was the child of Pierre LABERGE and Marguerite PARÉ

Children of Joseph DEFOY and Marie-Louise LABERGE

Joseph DEFOY

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 May 1829, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte ETHIER 27 June 1791 Place: Mascouche, 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 — 1736
6 April 1736
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DEFOY and Marie-Louise LABERGE 12 January 1756, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 19 years old.

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.