Joseph CHARPENTIER

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2 March 1731 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

1 March 1790 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste CHARPENTIER Jeanne CADIEUX

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Born: 2 March 1731 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: Jean-Baptiste CHARPENTIER

Mother: Jeanne CADIEUX

Paternal grandparents: Gilles-Jean CHARPENTIER , Françoise HUNEAULT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre CADIEUX , Jeanne MARSAN dite LAPIERRE

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Joseph married Thérèse CHERBY 24 January 1757 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . Thérèse CHERBY was born 26 June 1736 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Thérèse died 3 March 1773 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Thérèse was the child of Guillaume CHEARBY (CHERBY) and Marie-Anne MILLET.

Joseph CHARPENTIER died 1 March 1790 in Montréal, 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Thérèse CHERBY
Marriage date: 24 January 1757
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Thérèse CHERBY was the child of Guillaume CHEARBY (CHERBY) and Marie-Anne MILLET

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Birth — 1731
2 March 1731
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CHARPENTIER and Thérèse CHERBY 24 January 1757, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 25 years old.

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.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thérèse CHERBY died 3 March 1773, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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.