Joseph GALARNEAU

(b. 23 October 1748 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France d. 29 June 1817 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GALARNEAU was born 23 October 1748 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph GALARNEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste GALARNEAU and Marie-Marguerite HARNOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GALARNEAU and Marguerite PANNETON (maternal) Laurent HARNOIS and Marie-Anne GILBERT

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Joseph married Marie-Marguerite BERNARD 6 July 1772 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Marguerite BERNARD was born 9 November 1750 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marguerite died 24 April 1833 in Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Charles BERNARD dit HINSE and Charlotte SÉVIGNY dite LAFLEUR.

Joseph GALARNEAU died 29 June 1817 in Saint-Constant, 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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Joseph GALARNEAU married

Marie-Marguerite BERNARD-- Date: 6 July 1772 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite BERNARD was the child of Charles BERNARD dit HINSE and Charlotte SÉVIGNY dite LAFLEUR

Children of Joseph GALARNEAU and Marie-Marguerite BERNARD:

Marguerite GALARNEAU (b.abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Charles LANOUE 22 September 1794 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Josephe GALARNEAU (b.13 November 1778, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Gabriel FOUCRAULT 3 November 1795 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Helene GALARNEAU (b.18 September 1780, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 July 1823, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Toussaint-Guillaume BEAUDIN 20 April 1801 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph GALARNEAU (b.24 August 1783, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Ludivine FOUCRAULT 25 July 1803 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1748 Birth
23 October 1748
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

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

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GALARNEAU and Marie-Marguerite BERNARD 6 July 1772, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GALARNEAU was born 13 November 1778, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Helene GALARNEAU was born 18 September 1780, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Joseph GALARNEAU was born 24 August 1783, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Joseph was 34 years old.

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 of Child
Marguerite GALARNEAU married 22 September 1794, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Charles LANOUE

1795 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe GALARNEAU married 3 November 1795, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Gabriel FOUCRAULT

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Marie-Helene GALARNEAU married 20 April 1801, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Toussaint-Guillaume BEAUDIN

1803 Marriage of Child
Joseph GALARNEAU married 25 July 1803, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Ludivine FOUCRAULT