Joseph BASTARACHE

Born

10 April 1770 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

11 April 1823 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Anselme BASTARACHE Marguerite MELANSON

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Born: 10 April 1770 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Anselme BASTARACHE

Mother: Marguerite MELANSON

Paternal grandparents: Jean BASTARACHE dit BASQUE , Angélique RICHARD

Maternal grandparents: Ambroise MELANSON , Marguerite COMEAU

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Joseph married Françoise LESIEUR 4 May 1789 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Françoise LESIEUR was born 18 October 1765 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Françoise died 11 May 1852 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Françoise was the child of Charles LESIEUR and Ursule DUPAUL.

Joseph BASTARACHE died 11 April 1823 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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Françoise LESIEUR
Marriage date: 4 May 1789
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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Françoise LESIEUR was the child of Charles LESIEUR and Ursule DUPAUL

Children of Joseph BASTARACHE and Françoise LESIEUR

Marie-Françoise BASTARACHE

Born: 29 March 1789, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph POTHIER 6 November 1810 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marguerite BASTARACHE

Born: 7 October 1790, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 May 1870, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Married: Hippolyte PAILLE 16 January 1809 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean BASTARACHE

Born: 6 October 1792, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Joseph BASTARACHE

Born: 28 December 1794, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 1 March 1823, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Julie (Josette) BAILLE (BOYLE) 26 April 1819 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Charles BASTARACHE

Born: 16 October 1797, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie BAIL 6 April 1818 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Barbe BASTARACHE

Born: 18 September 1799, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 3 July 1833, Sainte-Monique, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Julien THERRIEN 6 February 1826 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Benonie BASTARACHE

Born: 24 April 1802, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 15 February 1840, St-Prosper, Champlain, Quebec, Canada

Married: Joseph MASSICOTTE 26 January 1818 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Anne BASTARACHE

Born: 22 July 1805, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 14 February 1832, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre VAILLANCOURT 18 October 1824 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Theotiste BASTARACHE

Born: 30 August 1807, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 28 December 1885, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada

Married: Louis LEDUC 2 May 1825 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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Birth — 1770
10 April 1770
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Baptism
11 April 1770 • parish of Saint-Anne Roman Catholic Church, Yamachiche, Québec
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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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BASTARACHE and Françoise LESIEUR 4 May 1789, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 19 years old.

1789 marriage

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1789 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise BASTARACHE was born 29 March 1789, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 18 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Marguerite BASTARACHE was born 7 October 1790, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 20 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Birth of Child
Jean BASTARACHE was born 6 October 1792, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 22 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Joseph BASTARACHE was born 28 December 1794, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 24 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Charles BASTARACHE was born 16 October 1797, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Marie-Barbe BASTARACHE was born 18 September 1799, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Birth of Child
Marie-Benonie BASTARACHE was born 24 April 1802, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BASTARACHE was born 22 July 1805, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Theotiste BASTARACHE was born 30 August 1807, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 37 years old.

1809 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BASTARACHE married 16 January 1809, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Hippolyte PAILLE

1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise BASTARACHE married 6 November 1810, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Joseph POTHIER

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Marriage of Child
Marie-Benonie BASTARACHE married 26 January 1818, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Joseph MASSICOTTE

1818 Marriage of Child
Charles BASTARACHE married 6 April 1818, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie BAIL

1819 Marriage of Child
Joseph BASTARACHE married 26 April 1819, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Julie (Josette) BAILLE (BOYLE)

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England