Joseph D'ANJOU

Born

2 March 1752 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

4 October 1824 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Joseph married Marie-Josephte PARADIS 3 February 1777 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte PARADIS was born 18 April 1758 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephte died 28 March 1833 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean PARADIS and Marie-Josephe PERRAULT .

Parents & Family of Joseph D'ANJOU

Parents of Joseph D'ANJOU

Father

Jacques D'ANJOU

Mother

Angelique GRONDIN

Grandparents of Joseph D'ANJOU

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

François GRONDIN Anne DARDE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph D'ANJOU

Joseph D'ANJOU married

Marie-Josephte PARADIS
Marriage date: 3 February 1777
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

See marriage record for Joseph D'ANJOU and Marie-Josephte PARADIS
Marie-Josephte PARADIS was the child of Jean PARADIS and Marie-Josephe PERRAULT

Children of Joseph D'ANJOU and Marie-Josephte PARADIS

Joseph D'ANJOU

Born: 19 January 1778, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Thecle LEBEL 3 October 1803 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Charlotte D'ANJOU

Born: 30 January 1786, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Basile BERUBE 25 August 1806 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1752
2 March 1752
Rivière-Ouelle, 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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph D'ANJOU and Marie-Josephte PARADIS 3 February 1777, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 24 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Joseph D'ANJOU was born 19 January 1778, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 25 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Charlotte D'ANJOU was born 30 January 1786, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 33 years old.

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)

1803 Marriage of Child
Joseph D'ANJOU married 3 October 1803, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada to Marie-Thecle LEBEL

1806 Marriage of Child
Charlotte D'ANJOU married 25 August 1806, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada to Basile BERUBE

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