Joseph VIAU

Born

12 March 1772 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

3 May 1837 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Laurent VIAU dit L'ESPÉRANCE Marguerite BROUILLETTE

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Born: 12 March 1772 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Laurent VIAU dit L'ESPÉRANCE

Mother: Marguerite BROUILLETTE

Paternal grandparents: Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE , Marie-Charlotte DESNOYERS

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BROUILLET , Marguerite LEFORT

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Joseph married Marie-Marthe GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE 14 March 1804 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marthe GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE was born 25 April 1782 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Marthe died abt. 1863 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Marthe was the child of Joseph-Antoine-Marie GRISE dit VILLEFRANCHE and Marie-Josephe MENARD.

Joseph VIAU died 3 May 1837 in Chambly, 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-Marthe GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE
Marriage date: 14 March 1804
Marriage place: Chambly, Lower Canada

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Marie-Marthe GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE was the child of Joseph-Antoine-Marie GRISE dit VILLEFRANCHE and Marie-Josephe MENARD

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Agathe VIAU

Born: 17 May 1808, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 5 November 1888, Stanbridge Station, Québec, Canada

Married: François DARAGON (DERAGON) 3 November 1829 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1772
12 March 1772
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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)

1804 Marriage / Partner
Joseph VIAU and Marie-Marthe GRISE dite VILLEFRANCHE 14 March 1804, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 32 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Agathe VIAU was born 17 May 1808, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 36 years old.

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England