Joseph METRAS

Born

19 May 1741 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

27 February 1801 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste MÉTRAS dit FENOUILLET Charlotte GATIGNON

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Born: 19 May 1741 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste MÉTRAS dit FENOUILLET

Mother: Charlotte GATIGNON

Maternal grandparents: Léonard-Antoine GATIGNON dit DUCHESNE , Madeleine ARCOUET dite LAJEUNESSE

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Joseph married Louise DUBORD dite CLERMONT 10 February 1772 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise DUBORD dite CLERMONT was born 10 February 1755 in Grondines, Canada, New France . Louise was the child of Charles DUBORD dit CLERMONT and Marie-Anne LEPELE (LEPELLÉ).

Joseph METRAS died 27 February 1801 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Louise DUBORD dite CLERMONT
Marriage date: 10 February 1772
Marriage place: Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise DUBORD dite CLERMONT was the child of Charles DUBORD dit CLERMONT and Marie-Anne LEPELE (LEPELLÉ)

Children of Joseph METRAS and Louise DUBORD dite CLERMONT

Jacques METRAS

Born: abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 April 1837, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe COMPAIN 27 October 1805 Place: L'Acadie, Lower 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 — 1741
19 May 1741
Champlain, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Joseph METRAS and Louise DUBORD dite CLERMONT 10 February 1772, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 30 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.