Joseph ARCOUET

(b. 23 September 1724 , Champlain, Canada, New France d. 15 August 1795 , St-Michel-de-Vaudreuil, Canada )

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Joseph ARCOUET was born 23 September 1724 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Joseph ARCOUET was the child of Pierre ARCOUET dit LAJEUNESSE and Suzanne MASSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean ARCOUËT dit LAJEUNESSE and Elisabeth PEPIN (maternal) Michel MASSON and Madeleine GROINIER

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Joseph married Genevieve DUREAU dite POITEVIN 9 October 1747 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Genevieve DUREAU dite POITEVIN was born 20 September 1725 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Genevieve died 29 December 1790 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Genevieve was the child of Pierre DUREAU (DURAUX) dit POITEVIN and Marguerite-Jeanne GÉLINAS.

Joseph ARCOUET died 15 August 1795 in St-Michel-de-Vaudreuil, Canada.
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Joseph ARCOUET married

Genevieve DUREAU dite POITEVIN-- Date: 9 October 1747 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Genevieve DUREAU dite POITEVIN was the child of Pierre DUREAU (DURAUX) dit POITEVIN and Marguerite-Jeanne GÉLINAS

Children of Joseph ARCOUET and Genevieve DUREAU dite POITEVIN:

Genevieve ARCOUET (b.4 February 1749, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 2 July 1833, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste GARAND 9 November 1767 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

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1724 Birth
23 September 1724
Champlain, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ARCOUET and Genevieve DUREAU dite POITEVIN 9 October 1747, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 23 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Genevieve ARCOUET was born 4 February 1749, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Joseph was 24 years old.

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Genevieve ARCOUET married 9 November 1767, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Jean-Baptiste GARAND

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve DUREAU dite POITEVIN died 29 December 1790, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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