Joseph
LEGENDRE
Born
12 March 1783
,
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
14 January 1854
,
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East
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Born: 12 March 1783 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
François LEGENDRE
Mother:
Josephte LEMAY
Paternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste LEGENDRE
, Marie-Anne LEMAY
Maternal grandparents:
Joseph-Pierre LEMAY
, Josette HAMEL
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS 28 January 1805 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS was born 11 October 1786 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Thérèse died 3 March 1851 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Thérèse was the child of Augustin-Marie HOUDE dit DESROCHERS and Marie-Genevieve BEAUDET.
Joseph LEGENDRE died 14 January 1854 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Joseph LEGENDRE
Joseph LEGENDRE married 
Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS
Marriage date: 28 January 1805
Marriage place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Joseph LEGENDRE and Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS
Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS was the child of Augustin-Marie HOUDE dit DESROCHERS and Marie-Genevieve BEAUDET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERSMarriage date: 28 January 1805
Marriage place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Joseph LEGENDRE and Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERSThérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS was the child of Augustin-Marie HOUDE dit DESROCHERS and Marie-Genevieve BEAUDET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph LEGENDRE and Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS
Joseph LEGENDREBorn: abt. 1805, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Elisabeth MCCRAW (MCRAE) 27 January 1829 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
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Birth — 178312 March 1783
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1805 Marriage / PartnerJoseph LEGENDRE and Thérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS 28 January 1805, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
He was 21 years old.
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 England1829 Marriage of ChildJoseph LEGENDRE married 27 January 1829, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada to Elisabeth MCCRAW (MCRAE)
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1851 Death of Spouse/PartnerThérèse HOUDE dite DESROCHERS died 3 March 1851, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.RECORD HISTORY
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