Joseph BEGIN

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17 May 1727 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

25 July 1787 , Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BEGIN Louise CARRIER

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Born: 17 May 1727 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste BEGIN

Mother: Louise CARRIER

Paternal grandparents: Louis BEGIN , Jeanne DURAND

Maternal grandparents: Ignace CARRIER , Perrine-Genevieve GRENET

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Joseph married Marie-Anne HUOT dite ST-LAURENT 18 January 1751 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne HUOT dite ST-LAURENT was born 9 March 1731 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Anne died 15 September 1811 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Anne was the child of Laurent HUOT and Josephte CADORET.

Joseph BEGIN died 25 July 1787 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Marie-Anne HUOT dite ST-LAURENT
Marriage date: 18 January 1751
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne HUOT dite ST-LAURENT was the child of Laurent HUOT and Josephte CADORET

Children of Joseph BEGIN and Marie-Anne HUOT dite ST-LAURENT

Joseph BEGIN

Born: 1 November 1751, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 30 January 1828, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine DEMERS 3 April 1780 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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Birth — 1727
17 May 1727
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BEGIN and Marie-Anne HUOT dite ST-LAURENT 18 January 1751, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 23 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Joseph BEGIN was born 1 November 1751, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Joseph was 24 years old.

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.