Joseph VEZINA

Born

27 August 1753 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

10 January 1833 , Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Joseph married Marie-Josephte BRISSON 27 February 1786 in Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte BRISSON was born 2 February 1761 in L'Assomption, Canada . Marie-Josephte died 18 September 1816 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Mathurin BRISSON and Marie-Josephte JANSON dite LAPALME .

Parents & Family of Joseph VEZINA

Parents of Joseph VEZINA

Father

Louis VEZINA

Mother

Marie-Marguerite GRENIER

Grandparents of Joseph VEZINA

Paternal grandparents

Pierre VEZINA Elisabeth-Isabelle MATHIEU

Maternal grandparents

Joseph GRENIER Marguerite CHRETIEN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph VEZINA

Joseph VEZINA married

Marie-Josephte BRISSON
Marriage date: 27 February 1786
Marriage place: Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte BRISSON was the child of Mathurin BRISSON and Marie-Josephte JANSON dite LAPALME

Children of Joseph VEZINA and Marie-Josephte BRISSON

Marie-Josephte VEZINA

Born: 9 June 1798, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre-Alexis ETHIER 30 January 1815 Place: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1753
27 August 1753
Beauport, Québec, 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Joseph VEZINA and Marie-Josephte BRISSON 27 February 1786, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

He was 32 years old.

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

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

1798 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte VEZINA was born 9 June 1798, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 44 years old.

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

1815 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte VEZINA married 30 January 1815, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada to Pierre-Alexis ETHIER