Joseph BEGIN

(b. 1 November 1751 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 30 January 1828 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BEGIN was born 1 November 1751 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Joseph BEGIN was the child of Joseph BEGIN and Marie-Anne HUOT dite ST-LAURENT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BEGIN and Louise CARRIER (maternal) Laurent HUOT and Josephte CADORET

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

Joseph married Catherine DEMERS 3 April 1780 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine DEMERS was born 11 October 1756 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Catherine died 23 December 1827 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Catherine was the child of Jean DEMERS and Marie-Anne DUSSAULT dite LAFLEUR.

Joseph BEGIN died 30 January 1828 in Saint-Henri, 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 BEGIN married

Catherine DEMERS-- Date: 3 April 1780 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine DEMERS was the child of Jean DEMERS and Marie-Anne DUSSAULT dite LAFLEUR

Children of Joseph BEGIN and Catherine DEMERS:

Joseph BEGIN (b.31 August 1786, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 May 1850, Saint-Henri, Canada East )
m. Marguerite BEAUDOIN 13 October 1806 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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1751 Birth
1 November 1751
Lauzon, Lévis, 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.

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BEGIN and Catherine DEMERS 3 April 1780, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 28 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Joseph BEGIN was born 31 August 1786, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

Joseph was 34 years old.

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)

1806 Marriage of Child
Joseph BEGIN married 13 October 1806, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Marguerite BEAUDOIN

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)