Joseph-Marie BOYER

Born

17 February 1726 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

13 May 1803 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Joseph-Marie married Josephe GERVAIS 9 November 1750 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephe GERVAIS was born 4 March 1722 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Josephe died 14 July 1782 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Josephe was the child of Mathieu GERVAIS and Josephte ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) .

Parents & Family of Joseph-Marie BOYER

Parents of Joseph-Marie BOYER

Father

Jean-Baptiste BOYER

Mother

Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Grandparents of Joseph-Marie BOYER

Paternal grandparents

Antoine-Jacques BOYER Marie PERRAS

Maternal grandparents

Joseph DEMERS (DUMAIS) Marguerite GUITAUT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Marie BOYER

Joseph-Marie BOYER married

Josephe GERVAIS
Marriage date: 9 November 1750
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Josephe GERVAIS was the child of Mathieu GERVAIS and Josephte ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Children of Joseph-Marie BOYER and Josephe GERVAIS

Joseph BOYER

Born: 9 July 1751, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 13 December 1792, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Helene POUPART 16 February 1778 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1726
17 February 1726
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie BOYER and Josephe GERVAIS 9 November 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 24 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Joseph BOYER was born 9 July 1751, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph-Marie was 25 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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Joseph BOYER married 16 February 1778, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Helene POUPART

1782 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephe GERVAIS died 14 July 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

1792 Death of Child
Joseph BOYER died 13 December 1792, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph-Marie was 66 years old.

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

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

Death — 1803
13 May 1803
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 77.

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