Joseph SAMSON

Born

8 May 1725 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

20 September 1804 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

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Etienne SAMSON Marie-Angelique GUAY

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Born: 8 May 1725 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Etienne SAMSON

Mother: Marie-Angelique GUAY

Paternal grandparents: Jacques SAMSON , Marie-Anne METRU

Maternal grandparents: Ignace GUAY dit GUYET , Perrine SAMSON

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Joseph married Marguerite GUAY 24 November 1756 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite GUAY was born 31 May 1735 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . Marguerite died 19 December 1824 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Jean GUAY and Marie-Anne CARRIER.

Joseph SAMSON died 20 September 1804 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada .
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Joseph SAMSON married

Marguerite GUAY
Marriage date: 24 November 1756
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marguerite GUAY was the child of Jean GUAY and Marie-Anne CARRIER

Children of Joseph SAMSON and Marguerite GUAY

Agathe SAMSON

Born: 25 August 1757, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 13 August 1834, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Bernard LAGUE (LAGUEUX) 17 February 1783 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, 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 — 1725
8 May 1725
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Joseph SAMSON and Marguerite GUAY 24 November 1756, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 31 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Agathe SAMSON was born 25 August 1757, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Joseph was 32 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.