Joseph LECLERC

Born

2 January 1774 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

13 April 1842 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East

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Basile LECLERC Josephte ST-PIERRE

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Born: 2 January 1774 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Basile LECLERC

Mother: Josephte ST-PIERRE

Paternal grandparents: Joseph LECLERC , Ursule NOEL

Maternal grandparents: François ST-PIERRE , Josephte LIZOTTE

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

Joseph married Elisabeth-Cecile DESGAGNES 7 February 1797 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth-Cecile DESGAGNES was born 27 November 1771 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Elisabeth-Cecile died 18 November 1829 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Elisabeth-Cecile was the child of Joseph DESGAGNES and Marie-Thecle TREMBLAY.

Joseph LECLERC died 13 April 1842 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East .
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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 LECLERC married

Elisabeth-Cecile DESGAGNES
Marriage date: 7 February 1797
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Elisabeth-Cecile DESGAGNES was the child of Joseph DESGAGNES and Marie-Thecle TREMBLAY

Children of Joseph LECLERC and Elisabeth-Cecile DESGAGNES

Thecle LECLERC

Born: 20 December 1798, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Died: 10 July 1868, St-Fidèle, Canada

Married: Jean-Adrien BOUCHARD 2 August 1819 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Felicite LECLERC

Born: 24 April 1801, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean BOUDREAU 4 July 1820 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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Birth — 1774
2 January 1774
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LECLERC and Elisabeth-Cecile DESGAGNES 7 February 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 23 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Thecle LECLERC was born 20 December 1798, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph was 24 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Felicite LECLERC was born 24 April 1801, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph was 27 years old.

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.

1819 Marriage of Child
Thecle LECLERC married 2 August 1819, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Jean-Adrien BOUCHARD

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Marriage of Child
Felicite LECLERC married 4 July 1820, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Jean BOUDREAU

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)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth-Cecile DESGAGNES died 18 November 1829, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

Death — 1842
13 April 1842
Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East
He died at the age of 68.

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