Jean-Baptiste JOYAL

Born

30 January 1722 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

10 December 1809 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Antoine JOYAL Marguerite PATRY

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Born: 30 January 1722 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine JOYAL

Mother: Marguerite PATRY

Paternal grandparents: Jacques-Louis JOYAL dit BERGERAT (JOUIEL) , Marie-Gertrude MORAL

Maternal grandparents: Jean PATRY (PATRIS) , Catherine VANASSE

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Jean-Baptiste married Francoise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE 8 January 1753 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE was born 3 December 1730 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Francoise died 26 March 1790 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Francoise was the child of Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Charlotte PINARD.

Jean-Baptiste JOYAL died 10 December 1809 in Yamaska, 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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Jean-Baptiste JOYAL married

Francoise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE
Marriage date: 8 January 1753
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Francoise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE was the child of Pierre CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE and Charlotte PINARD

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Joseph JOYAL

Born: 2 February 1762, Yamaska, Canada
Died: 20 October 1847, Saint-David, Canada East

Married: Charlotte RITCHOT 6 August 1787 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1722
30 January 1722
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste JOYAL and Francoise CHAPDELAINE dite LARIVIÈRE 8 January 1753, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 30 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph JOYAL was born 2 February 1762, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 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.