Joseph NERON

Born

abt. 1792 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

8 October 1854 , Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

Parents & Family of Joseph NERON

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Born: abt. 1792 in Québec Province, Canada

Parents of Joseph NERON

Father

Jean-Baptiste NERON

Mother

Genevieve MERCIER

Grandparents of Joseph NERON

Paternal grandparents

Jean NERON Marie-Elisabeth BOUCHARD

Maternal grandparents

Joseph MERCIER Marie-Josephte LEVRON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marie GAGNON 22 August 1815 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie GAGNON was born abt. 1793 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie died 17 September 1853 in Sainte-Agnès, Canada East . Marie was the child of Dominique GAGNON and Genevieve LAVOIE.

Joseph NERON died 8 October 1854 in Sainte-Agnès, Canada East .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph NERON

Joseph NERON married

Marie GAGNON
Marriage date: 22 August 1815
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Marie GAGNON was the child of Dominique GAGNON and Genevieve LAVOIE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Joseph NERON and Marie GAGNON

Francois NERON

Born: abt. 1820, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine SIMARD 20 October 1846 Place: Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

Richard NERON

Born: 15 June 1822, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 14 March 1912, St-Henri-de-Taillon, Lac-St-Jean, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marie GAGNE 15 April 1845 Place: Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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

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

1815 Marriage / Partner
Joseph NERON and Marie GAGNON 22 August 1815, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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

1822 Birth of Child
Richard NERON was born 15 June 1822, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)