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flag male ancestor  Joseph  LAREAU

Born
5 February 1714 Québec, Canada, New France
Died
4 January 1803 Chambly, Lower Canada
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, Canada, New France .  Marie-Anne died 8 October 1751 in Chambly, Canada, New France .  Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste NORMAND and Marie-Jeanne CHORET .
Joseph  married  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, Canada, New France .  Louise died 9 July 1799 in Chambly, Lower Canada .  Louise was the child of Jean LAFORT (LEFORT) dit LAFOREST and Marguerite DROUSSON .

Parents & Family of Joseph LAREAU

Parents of Joseph LAREAU

Grandparents of Joseph LAREAU



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, Canada, New France .  Marie-Anne died 8 October 1751 in Chambly, Canada, New France .  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, Canada, New France .  Louise died 9 July 1799 in Chambly, Lower Canada .  Louise was the child of Jean LAFORT (LEFORT) dit LAFOREST and Marguerite DROUSSON.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph LAREAU

Joseph LAREAU married flag female ancestor Marie-Anne NORMAND
Marriage date: 3 November 1735
Marriage 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 LAREAU married flag female ancestor Louise LAFOREST (LEFORT)
Marriage date: 20 January 1753
Marriage 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)


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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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BirthBirth — 1714
5 February 1714
Québec, Canada, New France
Joseph LAREAU - 1714 Baptism Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, QC, Canada
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Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1735 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LAREAU and Marie-Anne NORMAND 3 November 1735, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 21 years old.
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)
marriage1753 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.
marriage1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Michelle-Anne LAREAU married 20 April 1761 , Chambly, Canada to Jacques ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE
marriage1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique LAREAU married 22 February 1762 , Repentigny, Canada to Charles PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe LAREAU married 17 January 1763, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph DEMERS dit CHEVILLE
marriage1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph LAREAU married 11 February 1765 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Noelle PAQUET dite LARIVIERE
marriage1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève LAREAU married 3 June 1765, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Louis PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE)
marriage1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise LAREAU married 29 October 1765, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre PAYETTE (PAYET) dit ST-AMOUR
marriage1771 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Antoine LAREAU married 15 July 1771, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne FRECHETTE
News1775 - 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.
marriage1777 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Michel LAREAU married 10 February 1777, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise MÉNARD
marriage1787 Marriage of Child
Antoine LAREAU married 27 November 1787, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Elisabeth ST-FRANCOIS
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1799 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise LAFOREST (LEFORT) died 9 July 1799, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
DeathDeath — 1803
4 January 1803
Chambly, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 88.
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