Joseph-Marie CORNEAU

Born

20 June 1743 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

17 July 1817 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Etienne-Marie CORNEAU Marie-Louise GAGNÉ

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Born: 20 June 1743 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Etienne-Marie CORNEAU

Mother: Marie-Louise GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents: Jean CORNEAU , Marie LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER

Maternal grandparents: Ignace GAGNÉ , Angélique DUFOUR

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Joseph-Marie married Madeleine GAGNON 1 July 1777 in La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine GAGNON was born 13 August 1750 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Madeleine died 23 January 1833 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Madeleine was the child of Jacques GAGNON and Madeleine PINEL dite LAFRANCE.

Joseph-Marie CORNEAU died 17 July 1817 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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-Marie CORNEAU married

Madeleine GAGNON
Marriage date: 1 July 1777
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine GAGNON was the child of Jacques GAGNON and Madeleine PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Children of Joseph-Marie CORNEAU and Madeleine GAGNON

Charlotte CORNEAU

Born: 11 March 1781, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 February 1865, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Alexandre MCNICOLL 23 July 1880 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1743
20 June 1743
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie CORNEAU and Madeleine GAGNON 1 July 1777, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 34 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Charlotte CORNEAU was born 11 March 1781, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph-Marie was 37 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)