Joseph-Antoine LAREAU

Born

18 May 1738 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

9 December 1819 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Joseph LAREAU Marie-Anne NORMAND

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Born: 18 May 1738 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph LAREAU

Mother: Marie-Anne NORMAND

Paternal grandparents: Noel LAREAU , Marie-Agnes PILOTE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste NORMAND , Marie-Jeanne CHORET

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Joseph-Antoine married Marie-Anne FRECHETTE 15 July 1771 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Marie-Anne FRECHETTE was born 28 March 1749 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne died 24 July 1803 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Étienne FRECHETTE and Marie-Anne GUILLOT.

Joseph-Antoine LAREAU died 9 December 1819 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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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Spouse & Children of Joseph-Antoine LAREAU

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Joseph-Antoine LAREAU married

Marie-Anne FRECHETTE
Marriage date: 15 July 1771
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Marie-Anne FRECHETTE was the child of Étienne FRECHETTE and Marie-Anne GUILLOT

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St-Joseph

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Children of Joseph-Antoine LAREAU and Marie-Anne FRECHETTE

Marie-Anne LAREAU

Born: 27 June 1772, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 March 1810, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph BOUCHER 21 January 1793 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Antoine LAREAU

Born: 1 July 1773, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 October 1773, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel LAREAU

Born: 8 July 1774, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 October 1833, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise BESSETTE 8 August 1803 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Louise LAREAU

Born: 28 October 1775, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: , , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Jean-Louis BOUCHER 30 August 1802 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Antoine LAREAU

Born: 25 March 1777, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Elisabeth HEBERT 25 June 1804 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Desanges LAREAU

Born: 3 February 1779, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 July 1779, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Laurent LAREAU

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 19 September 1813, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine-Marie HEBERT 19 November 1804 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Françoise LAREAU

Born: 2 March 1783, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 April 1783, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste LAREAU

Born: 17 January 1785, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 February 1785, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Augustin LAREAU

Born: 17 January 1785, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 June 1785, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie LAREAU

Born: 27 June 1786, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 July 1786, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Marie-Jacques LAREAU

Born: 13 August 1787, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 November 1848, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Marie-Françoise HEBERT 14 October 1808 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Henry-Marie LAREAU

Born: 6 May 1789, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 June 1789, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite LAREAU

Born: 9 September 1792, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 16 June 1819, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste VANIER 21 June 1813 Place: Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Sylvestre-Noel LAREAU

Born: 25 December 1793, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 28 May 1794, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1738
18 May 1738
Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph-Antoine LAREAU - 1738 Baptism. Notre-Dame de-Quebec, Quebec

1738 Baptism. Notre-Dame de-Quebec, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Antoine LAREAU and Marie-Anne FRECHETTE 15 July 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 33 years old.

Joseph-Antoine LAREAU - 1771 Marriage. St-Joseph, Chambly, Quebec, Canada.

1771 Marriage. St-Joseph, Chambly, Quebec, Canada.

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LAREAU was born 27 June 1772, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph-Antoine was 34 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Antoine LAREAU was born 1 July 1773, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph-Antoine was 35 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Michel LAREAU was born 8 July 1774, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph-Antoine was 36 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LAREAU was born 28 October 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph-Antoine was 37 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Antoine LAREAU was born 25 March 1777, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph-Antoine was 38 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges LAREAU was born 3 February 1779, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph-Antoine was 40 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise LAREAU was born 2 March 1783, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph-Antoine was 44 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Augustin LAREAU was born 17 January 1785, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph-Antoine was 46 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAREAU was born 17 January 1785, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph-Antoine was 46 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie LAREAU was born 27 June 1786, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph-Antoine was 48 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie-Jacques LAREAU was born 13 August 1787, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Joseph-Antoine was 49 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Henry-Marie LAREAU was born 6 May 1789, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph-Antoine was 51 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Marguerite LAREAU was born 9 September 1792, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Joseph-Antoine was 54 years old.

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LAREAU married 21 January 1793, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Joseph BOUCHER

1793 Birth of Child
Sylvestre-Noel LAREAU was born 25 December 1793, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph-Antoine was 55 years old.

1794 Death of Child
Sylvestre-Noel LAREAU died 28 May 1794, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Joseph-Antoine was 56 years old.

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise LAREAU married 30 August 1802, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Jean-Louis BOUCHER

1803 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne FRECHETTE died 24 July 1803, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

1803 Marriage of Child
Michel LAREAU married 8 August 1803, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Louise BESSETTE

1804 Marriage of Child
Antoine LAREAU married 25 June 1804, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Marie-Elisabeth HEBERT

1804 Marriage of Child
Laurent LAREAU married 19 November 1804, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Catherine-Marie HEBERT

1808 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie-Jacques LAREAU married 14 October 1808, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Françoise HEBERT

1810 Death of Child
Marie-Anne LAREAU died 21 March 1810, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Joseph-Antoine was 71 years old.

1813 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LAREAU married 21 June 1813, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste VANIER

1813 Death of Child
Laurent LAREAU died 19 September 1813, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Joseph-Antoine was 75 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.