Joseph-Kerenhatase DICAIRE

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14 February 1750 , Oka, Canada, New France

Died

24 December 1812 , Oka, Lower Canada

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Born: 14 February 1750 in Oka, Canada, New France

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Joseph-Kerenhatase married Catherine KAIONWINETHA 12 March 1772 in Oka, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine KAIONWINETHA was born abt. 1746 in Oka, Canada, New France . Catherine died 1 August 1829 in Oka, Lower Canada .

Joseph-Kerenhatase DICAIRE died 24 December 1812 in Oka, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Kerenhatase DICAIRE

Joseph-Kerenhatase DICAIRE married

Catherine KAIONWINETHA
Marriage date: 12 March 1772
Marriage place: Oka, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Joseph-Kerenhatase DICAIRE and Catherine KAIONWINETHA

Félix (Kaiewatha) DICAIRE

Born: 13 May 1783, Oka, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 July 1814, Oka, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne SKANIEHA NICHOLAS-MOSES 16 August 1802 Place: Oka, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1750
14 February 1750
Oka, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Kerenhatase DICAIRE and Catherine KAIONWINETHA 12 March 1772, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

He was 22 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.

1783 Birth of Child
Félix (Kaiewatha) DICAIRE was born 13 May 1783, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

Joseph-Kerenhatase was 33 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)

1802 Marriage of Child
Félix (Kaiewatha) DICAIRE married 16 August 1802, Oka, Lower Canada to Marie-Anne SKANIEHA NICHOLAS-MOSES