Joseph LAREAU

(b. 5 February 1714 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 4 January 1803 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Joseph LAREAU was born 5 February 1714 in Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph LAREAU was the child of Noel LAREAU and Marie-Agnes PILOTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François LAREAU and Anne DEQUAIN (maternal) Jean PILOTE and Marie-Françoise GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marie-Anne NORMAND 3 November 1735 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Anne NORMAND was born 16 December 1711 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne died 8 October 1751 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste NORMAND and Marie-Jeanne CHORET.

Joseph married (2) Louise LAFOREST (LEFORT) 20 January 1753 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Louise LAFOREST (LEFORT) was born 11 May 1720 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Louise died 9 July 1799 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Louise was the child of Jean LAFORT (LEFORT) dit LAFOREST and Marguerite DROUSSON.

Joseph LAREAU died 4 January 1803 in Chambly, 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 LAREAU married

Marie-Anne NORMAND-- Date: 3 November 1735 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Marie-Anne NORMAND was the child of Jean-Baptiste NORMAND and Marie-Jeanne CHORET

Children of Joseph LAREAU and Marie-Anne NORMAND:

Joseph-Antoine LAREAU (b.18 May 1738, Québec, Canada, New France d. 9 December 1819, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne FRECHETTE 15 July 1771 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph LAREAU (b.8 December 1739, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 10 March 1823, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Noelle PAQUET dite LARIVIERE 11 February 1765 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Michelle-Anne LAREAU (b.29 September 1741, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 12 March 1831, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE 20 April 1761 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Geneviève LAREAU (b.7 September 1743, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 28 October 1832, Iberville, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Louis PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) 3 June 1765 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephe LAREAU (b.17 June 1745, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 22 April 1824, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph DEMERS dit CHEVILLE 17 January 1763 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Angélique LAREAU (b.9 July 1747, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 17 December 1809, Repentigny, Lower Canada )
m. Charles PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR 22 February 1762 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Françoise LAREAU (b.14 September 1749, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 24 March 1821, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR 29 October 1765 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph LAREAU married

Louise LAFOREST (LEFORT)-- Date: 20 January 1753 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Louise LAFOREST (LEFORT) was the child of Jean LAFORT (LEFORT) dit LAFOREST and Marguerite DROUSSON

Children of Joseph LAREAU and Louise LAFOREST (LEFORT):

Michel LAREAU (b.21 May 1754, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 9 August 1754, Chambly, Canada, New France )

Joseph-Michel LAREAU (b.10 September 1755, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 5 April 1841, Saint-Valentin, Canada East)
m. Marie-Louise MÉNARD 10 February 1777 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marguerite LAREAU (b.12 February 1758, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 14 July 1758, Chambly, Canada, New France )

Marie-Marguerite LAREAU (b.17 August 1759, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 22 August 1759, Chambly, Canada, New France )

Antoine LAREAU (b.6 October 1760, Chambly, Canada d. 1 February 1828, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Elisabeth ST-FRANCOIS 27 November 1787 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1714 Birth
5 February 1714
Québec, Canada, New France

1714 Baptism Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, QC, Canada

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1735 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LAREAU and Marie-Anne NORMAND 3 November 1735, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 21 years old.

Joseph LAREAU - 1735 Marriage Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, QC, Canada

1735 Marriage Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1738 Birth of Child
Joseph-Antoine LAREAU was born 18 May 1738, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph was 24 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Joseph LAREAU was born 8 December 1739, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Michelle-Anne LAREAU was born 29 September 1741, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève LAREAU was born 7 September 1743, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LAREAU was born 17 June 1745, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique LAREAU was born 9 July 1747, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise LAREAU was born 14 September 1749, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1751 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne NORMAND died 8 October 1751, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LAREAU and Louise LAFOREST (LEFORT) 20 January 1753 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 38 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Michel LAREAU was born 21 May 1754, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 40 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Joseph-Michel LAREAU was born 10 September 1755, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Joseph was 41 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marguerite LAREAU was born 12 February 1758, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 44 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite LAREAU was born 17 August 1759, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 45 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Antoine LAREAU was born 6 October 1760, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 46 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Michelle-Anne LAREAU married 20 April 1761 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jacques ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique LAREAU married 22 February 1762 , Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Charles PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe LAREAU married 17 January 1763, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph DEMERS dit CHEVILLE

1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph LAREAU married 11 February 1765 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Noelle PAQUET dite LARIVIERE

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève LAREAU married 3 June 1765, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jean-Louis PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE)

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise LAREAU married 29 October 1765, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Pierre PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR

1771 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Antoine LAREAU married 15 July 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Anne FRECHETTE

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.