Joseph-Marie BLANCHET

Born

11 January 1743 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

27 October 1821 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET Josephe FOURNIER

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Born: 11 January 1743 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET

Mother: Josephe FOURNIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET , Geneviève GAGNÉ

Maternal grandparents: Joseph FOURNIER , Elisabeth GAGNÉ

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Joseph-Marie married Madeleine CLOUTIER 27 February 1764 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine CLOUTIER was born 29 August 1750 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Madeleine died 16 September 1803 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste CLOUTIER and Angelique-Elisabeth THIBAULT.

Joseph-Marie married (2) Madeleine CHAGNON 27 January 1806 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Madeleine CHAGNON was born 22 November 1738 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 29 November 1819 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Madeleine was the child of Pierre CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Marie-Madeleine FONTAINE.

Joseph-Marie BLANCHET died 27 October 1821 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Joseph-Marie BLANCHET married

Madeleine CLOUTIER
Marriage date: 27 February 1764
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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Madeleine CLOUTIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste CLOUTIER and Angelique-Elisabeth THIBAULT

Children of Joseph-Marie BLANCHET and Madeleine CLOUTIER

Pierre BLANCHET

Born: 23 April 1767, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 December 1841, Saint-Pie, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne MORNEAU 1 October 1787 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie BLANCHET married

Madeleine CHAGNON
Marriage date: 27 January 1806
Marriage place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Madeleine CHAGNON was the child of Pierre CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Marie-Madeleine FONTAINE

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Birth — 1743
11 January 1743
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie BLANCHET and Madeleine CLOUTIER 27 February 1764, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Pierre BLANCHET was born 23 April 1767, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie was 24 years old.

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)

1787 Marriage of Child
Pierre BLANCHET married 1 October 1787, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne MORNEAU

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

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

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

1803 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine CLOUTIER died 16 September 1803, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1806 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie BLANCHET and Madeleine CHAGNON 27 January 1806, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 63 years old.

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.

1819 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine CHAGNON died 29 November 1819, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

Death — 1821
27 October 1821
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 78.

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