Joseph ROBITAILLE

Born

27 February 1726 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Died

30 August 1800 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

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Joseph ROBITAILLE Catherine DROLET

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Born: 27 February 1726 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph ROBITAILLE

Mother: Catherine DROLET

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ROBITAILLE , Marie MAUFAY

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DROLET , Catherine ROUTIER (ROUTHIER)

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Joseph married Marie-Anne MOISAN 26 November 1753 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne MOISAN was born 21 February 1738 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marie-Anne died 16 January 1777 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marie-Anne was the child of Denis MOISAN and Marie-Anne ALAIN.

Joseph ROBITAILLE died 30 August 1800 in L'Ancienne Lorette, 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-Anne MOISAN
Marriage date: 26 November 1753
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

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Marie-Anne MOISAN was the child of Denis MOISAN and Marie-Anne ALAIN

Children of Joseph ROBITAILLE and Marie-Anne MOISAN

Joseph ROBITAILLE

Born: 15 September 1754, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 21 March 1816, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique VOYER 23 January 1781 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Charles ROBITAILLE

Born: 23 October 1767, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 December 1831, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

Married: Theotiste PORTUGAIS dite BIDEAU 11 February 1793 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1726
27 February 1726
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROBITAILLE and Marie-Anne MOISAN 26 November 1753, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

He was 27 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Joseph ROBITAILLE was born 15 September 1754, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Joseph was 28 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Charles ROBITAILLE was born 23 October 1767, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Joseph was 41 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.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne MOISAN died 16 January 1777, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

1781 Marriage of Child
Joseph ROBITAILLE married 23 January 1781, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Angelique VOYER

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)

1793 Marriage of Child
Charles ROBITAILLE married 11 February 1793, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Theotiste PORTUGAIS dite BIDEAU

Death — 1800
30 August 1800
L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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