Joseph BARRETTE

(b. 10 October 1741 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1816 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BARRETTE was born 10 October 1741 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Joseph BARRETTE was the child of Joseph BARRETTE (BARET) and Marie-Thérèse FORTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Geneviève CLOUTIER (maternal) Julien FORTIN and Marie TREMBLAY

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

Joseph married Marie-Rosalie SIMARD 8 November 1773 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Rosalie SIMARD was born 13 May 1754 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Rosalie died 25 October 1818 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marie-Rosalie was the child of François SIMARD and Marguerite GAGNÉ.

Joseph BARRETTE died 28 March 1816 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Joseph BARRETTE was a Laboureur.

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 BARRETTE married

Marie-Rosalie SIMARD-- Date: 8 November 1773 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Rosalie SIMARD was the child of François SIMARD and Marguerite GAGNÉ

Children of Joseph BARRETTE and Marie-Rosalie SIMARD:

Francois BARRETTE (b.22 May 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 November 1824, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Elisabeth NERON 21 November 1809 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1741 Birth
10 October 1741
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BARRETTE and Marie-Rosalie SIMARD 8 November 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 32 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Francois BARRETTE was born 22 May 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 47 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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

1809 Marriage of Child
Francois BARRETTE married 21 November 1809, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Elisabeth NERON