Joseph-Marie GODIN

Born

20 January 1744 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

26 June 1825 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste GODIN dit CHATILLON Marguerite AUDET dite LAPOINTE

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Born: 20 January 1744 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste GODIN dit CHATILLON

Mother: Marguerite AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GODIN dit CHÂTILLON , Catherine PELLERIN

Maternal grandparents: François AUDET dit LAPOINTE , Marguerite BERNARD

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Joseph-Marie married Marthe OUABART dite LANGLAIS (OUABARD) 25 November 1771 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marthe OUABART dite LANGLAIS (OUABARD) was born 31 August 1750 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marthe died 10 January 1829 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marthe was the child of Louis-Joseph OUABART dit LANGLAIS (OUABARD) and Marthe-Xainte GRAVEL.

Joseph-Marie GODIN died 26 June 1825 in L'Islet, 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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Joseph-Marie GODIN married

Marthe OUABART dite LANGLAIS (OUABARD)
Marriage date: 25 November 1771
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Marthe OUABART dite LANGLAIS (OUABARD) was the child of Louis-Joseph OUABART dit LANGLAIS (OUABARD) and Marthe-Xainte GRAVEL

Children of Joseph-Marie GODIN and Marthe OUABART dite LANGLAIS (OUABARD)

Etienne GODIN

Born: 18 April 1778, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 August 1832, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth BARITEAU 3 August 1801 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1744
20 January 1744
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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-Marie GODIN and Marthe OUABART dite LANGLAIS (OUABARD) 25 November 1771, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 27 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Etienne GODIN was born 18 April 1778, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Joseph-Marie was 34 years old.

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

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

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Etienne GODIN married 3 August 1801, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Elisabeth BARITEAU

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)