Joseph BEGIN

(b. 17 May 1727 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 25 July 1787 , Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph BEGIN was born 17 May 1727 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Joseph BEGIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste BEGIN and Louise CARRIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BEGIN and Jeanne DURAND (maternal) Ignace CARRIER and Perrine-Genevieve GRENET

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

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
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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Joseph BEGIN married

Marie-Anne HUOT dite ST-LAURENT-- Date: 18 January 1751 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 (b.1 November 1751, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 30 January 1828, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine DEMERS 3 April 1780 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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1727 Birth
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.