Joseph
ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU)
Born
10 December 1756
,
La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died
10 October 1807
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
Parents & Family of Joseph ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU)
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Born: 10 December 1756 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Father:
Louis ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU)
Mother:
Elisabeth COTE
Paternal grandparents:
Jacques ROCHEREAU
, Marie-Madeleine THIFFAULT
Maternal grandparents:
Jean COTE
, Geneviève TREPANIER (TRÉPAGNY)
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Elisabeth GENEREUX 12 May 1783 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Elisabeth GENEREUX was born 6 August 1765 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Elisabeth died 19 November 1787 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENEREUX and Marie-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE).
Joseph married (2) Ursule LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 13 October 1788 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Ursule LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN was born 6 February 1763 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Ursule died 10 August 1819 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Ursule was the child of Joseph LAPERCHE and Ursule BISSON.
Joseph ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) died 10 October 1807 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Joseph ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU)
Joseph ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) married 
Elisabeth GENEREUX
Marriage date: 12 May 1783
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth GENEREUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENEREUX and Marie-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)
Elisabeth GENEREUXMarriage date: 12 May 1783
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth GENEREUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENEREUX and Marie-Marguerite RIVIERE (LARIVIERE)
Children of Joseph ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) and Elisabeth GENEREUX
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Joseph ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) married Ursule LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN
Marriage date: 13 October 1788
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Ursule LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN was the child of Joseph LAPERCHE and Ursule BISSON
Ursule LAPERCHE dite ST-JEANMarriage date: 13 October 1788
Marriage place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Ursule LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN was the child of Joseph LAPERCHE and Ursule BISSON
Children of Joseph ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) and Ursule LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN
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Birth — 175610 December 1756
La-Pérade, 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.
1783 Marriage / PartnerJoseph ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) and Elisabeth GENEREUX 12 May 1783, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
He was 26 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1787 Death of Spouse/PartnerElisabeth GENEREUX died 19 November 1787, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
1788 Marriage / PartnerJoseph ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) and Ursule LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 13 October 1788, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
He was 31 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower CanadaDeath — 180710 October 1807
Berthierville, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 50.
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