Joseph DESY

Born

22 January 1767 , Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

21 August 1841 , Grondines, Canada East

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Michel DESY Marie-Etiennette RHEAULT dite ALEXANDRE

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Born: 22 January 1767 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Michel DESY

Mother: Marie-Etiennette RHEAULT dite ALEXANDRE

Paternal grandparents: Charles DIZY dit MONTPLAISIR , Genevieve DESROSIERS

Maternal grandparents: Michel RAUX (RAOUL) , Marie-Renee BILLY

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Joseph married Archange HAMELIN 9 October 1798 in Grondines, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Archange HAMELIN was born 4 November 1772 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Archange died 11 November 1862 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Archange was the child of René HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE and Antoinette TROTTIER.

Joseph DESY died 21 August 1841 in Grondines, Canada East .
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Archange HAMELIN
Marriage date: 9 October 1798
Marriage place: Grondines, Lower Canada
Archange HAMELIN was the child of René HAMELIN dit LAGANIERE and Antoinette TROTTIER

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Joseph DESY

Born: 13 July 1800, Grondines, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Françoise-Angele HAMELIN dite GRONDINES 21 November 1820 Place: Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

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Birth — 1767
22 January 1767
Champlain, 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)

1798 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DESY and Archange HAMELIN 9 October 1798, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

He was 31 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Joseph DESY was born 13 July 1800, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Joseph was 33 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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Marriage of Child
Joseph DESY married 21 November 1820, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines) to Françoise-Angele HAMELIN dite GRONDINES

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)

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