Joseph-Ambroise BOISVERT

Born

14 October 1755 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Died

10 September 1829 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Étienne DENEVERS dit BOISVERT Marie-Françoise CHORET

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Born: 14 October 1755 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne DENEVERS dit BOISVERT

Mother: Marie-Françoise CHORET

Paternal grandparents: Étienne DENEVERS dit BOISVERT , Marie-Anne PICHET dite DUPRÉ

Maternal grandparents: Jean CHORET , Jeanne-Louise LEMIRE

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Joseph-Ambroise married Elisabeth PROULX 21 January 1782 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth PROULX was born 13 November 1760 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Elisabeth died 1 October 1788 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Elisabeth was the child of Gabriel PROULX and Marguerite LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY.

Joseph-Ambroise BOISVERT died 10 September 1829 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Joseph-Ambroise BOISVERT married

Elisabeth PROULX
Marriage date: 21 January 1782
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth PROULX was the child of Gabriel PROULX and Marguerite LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

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Elisabeth BOISVERT

Born: 11 November 1782, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine CAYA 11 August 1801 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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Birth — 1755
14 October 1755
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Ambroise BOISVERT and Elisabeth PROULX 21 January 1782, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 26 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BOISVERT was born 11 November 1782, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph-Ambroise was 27 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth PROULX died 1 October 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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
Elisabeth BOISVERT married 11 August 1801, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Antoine CAYA

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)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

Death — 1829
10 September 1829
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 73.

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