Joseph
PHANEUF
Born
6 August 1778
,
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
8 September 1838
,
Tilbury, Upper Canada
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Born: 6 August 1778 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Paul PHANEUF
Mother:
Marie-Louise GAUTHIER
Paternal grandparents:
Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF
, Marie BOUSQUET
Maternal grandparents:
Nicolas GAUTHIER
, Dorothee GOSSELIN
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Genevieve TRAHAN 20 January 1800 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve TRAHAN was born 30 January 1783 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Genevieve died 15 October 1808 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Genevieve was the child of Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN and Marie Angelique Madeleine CLOUATRE.
Joseph PHANEUF died 8 September 1838 in Tilbury, Upper 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 PHANEUF
Joseph PHANEUF married 
Genevieve TRAHAN
Marriage date: 20 January 1800
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Genevieve TRAHAN was the child of Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN and Marie Angelique Madeleine CLOUATRE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Genevieve TRAHANMarriage date: 20 January 1800
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Genevieve TRAHAN was the child of Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN and Marie Angelique Madeleine CLOUATRE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph PHANEUF and Genevieve TRAHAN
Genevieve PHANEUFBorn: 10 September 1804, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 5 March 1880, Essex, Ontario, Canada
Died: 5 March 1880, Essex, Ontario, Canada
Married: François-Xavier LANOUE 27 September 1824 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada
Sophie PHANEUF
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Birth — 17786 August 1778
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1800 Marriage / PartnerJoseph PHANEUF and Genevieve TRAHAN 20 January 1800, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
He was 21 years old.
1804 Birth of ChildGenevieve PHANEUF was born 10 September 1804, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester)
Joseph was 26 years old.
1806 Birth of ChildSophie PHANEUF was born 27 September 1806, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Joseph was 28 years old.
1808 Death of Spouse/PartnerGenevieve TRAHAN died 15 October 1808, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1824 Marriage of ChildGenevieve PHANEUF married 27 September 1824, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to François-Xavier LANOUE
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of EnglandDeath — 18388 September 1838
Tilbury, Upper Canada
He died at the age of 60.
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Buried at St. Peter's Church, Tilbury, East Township, Kent Co. Ontario, Canada
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