Joseph HAMEL

Born

14 September 1734 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Died

16 November 1794 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Charles HAMEL Marie-Louise GARNIER (GRENIER)

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Born: 14 September 1734 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Charles HAMEL

Mother: Marie-Louise GARNIER (GRENIER)

Paternal grandparents: Charles-Joseph HAMEL , Marie-Angélique GAUTHIER

Maternal grandparents: François GARNIER (GRENIER) , Marie-Louise BISSON

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Joseph married Marie HAMEL 24 April 1758 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France . Marie HAMEL was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 11 June 1793 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Louis HAMEL and Marie-Françoise HOUDE dite BELLEFEUILLE.

Joseph HAMEL died 16 November 1794 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, 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 HAMEL
Marriage date: 24 April 1758
Marriage place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Marie HAMEL was the child of Louis HAMEL and Marie-Françoise HOUDE dite BELLEFEUILLE

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Birth — 1734
14 September 1734
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Marriage / Partner
Joseph HAMEL and Marie HAMEL 24 April 1758, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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.