Joseph GAUDREAU

Born

13 August 1772 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

29 January 1850 , La Malbaie, Canada East

Joseph married Marie DESBIENS 29 July 1794 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie DESBIENS was born 12 November 1772 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie was the child of Louis-Marie DESBIENS and Anne-Louise TREMBLAY .

Parents & Family of Joseph GAUDREAU

Parents of Joseph GAUDREAU

Father

Jacques GAUDREAU

Mother

Marguerite-Sophie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE

Grandparents of Joseph GAUDREAU

Paternal grandparents

Jacques GAUDREAU Madeleine DESBIENS

Maternal grandparents

Antoine LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE Marguerite MARTEL

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph GAUDREAU

Joseph GAUDREAU married

Marie DESBIENS
Marriage date: 29 July 1794
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Marie DESBIENS was the child of Louis-Marie DESBIENS and Anne-Louise TREMBLAY

Children of Joseph GAUDREAU and Marie DESBIENS

Genevieve GAUDREAU

Born: 5 March 1798, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 29 May 1872, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada

Married: Louis-Henri LAVOIE 18 January 1820 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Marie GAUDREU

Born: 7 November 1806, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 19 March 1879, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph TREMBLAY 23 November 1829 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Marcelline GAUDREAU (GAUDREAULT)

Born: 23 June 1812, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Stanislas BRASSARD 1 May 1838 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1772
13 August 1772
Isle-aux-Coudres, 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)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAUDREAU and Marie DESBIENS 29 July 1794, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 21 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Genevieve GAUDREAU was born 5 March 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph was 25 years old.

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

1806 Birth of Child
Marie GAUDREU was born 7 November 1806, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Marcelline GAUDREAU (GAUDREAULT) was born 23 June 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph was 39 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 Marriage of Child
Genevieve GAUDREAU married 18 January 1820, La Malbaie, Lower Canada to Louis-Henri LAVOIE

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England