Joseph BARRETTE

Born

8 June 1745 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

5 March 1810 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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Francois BARRETTE (BARET)Marguerite LACROIX

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Born: 8 June 1745 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Francois BARRETTE (BARET)

Mother: Marguerite LACROIX

Paternal grandparents: François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) , Geneviève CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Augustin LACROIX , Jeanne PARÉ

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Joseph married Marie-Elisabeth CARON 22 February 1773 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Elisabeth CARON was born 30 October 1751 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Elisabeth died 14 October 1815 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Ignace CARON and Elisabeth ROY dite AUDY.

Joseph BARRETTE died 5 March 1810 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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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Marie-Elisabeth CARON
Marriage date: 22 February 1773
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Elisabeth CARON was the child of Ignace CARON and Elisabeth ROY dite AUDY

Children of Joseph BARRETTE and Marie-Elisabeth CARON

Michel BARRETTE

Born: 17 February 1776, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 June 1850, Saint-Barthélemy, Canada East

Married: Françoise PICHE 24 October 1803 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Josephte BARRETTE

Born: 8 February 1779, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 September 1831, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Andre AURE dit LAFERRIERE 5 October 1801 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1745
8 June 1745
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BARRETTE and Marie-Elisabeth CARON 22 February 1773, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 27 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Michel BARRETTE was born 17 February 1776, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 30 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BARRETTE was born 8 February 1779, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 33 years old.

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)

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BARRETTE married 5 October 1801, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Pierre-Andre AURE dit LAFERRIERE

1803 Marriage of Child
Michel BARRETTE married 24 October 1803, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Françoise PICHE