Joseph
COLLETTE
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Born: 3 May 1776 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Charlotte BRUNELLE 21 January 1799 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte BRUNELLE was born abt. 1782 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Charlotte died 12 March 1855 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Charlotte was the child of Jacques BRUNEL and Elisabeth-Isabelle JODOIN.
Joseph COLLETTE died 12 November 1814 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
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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
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Joseph COLLETTE
Charlotte BRUNELLEMarriage date: 21 January 1799
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Charlotte BRUNELLE was the child of Jacques BRUNEL and Elisabeth-Isabelle JODOIN
Children of Joseph COLLETTE and Charlotte BRUNELLE
Apolline COLLETTEDied: ,
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Birth — 17763 May 1776
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1799 Marriage / PartnerJoseph COLLETTE and Charlotte BRUNELLE 21 January 1799, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
He was 22 years old.
1809 Birth of ChildApolline COLLETTE was born 8 January 1809, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
Joseph was 32 years old.
Death — 181412 November 1814
Varennes, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 38.
Record added: 5/7/2024 4:23:44 PM
Last updated: 5/7/2024 4:25:10 PM
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