Joseph-Charles HOUDE

Born

23 September 1756 , Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Died

8 May 1829 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Charles HOUDE Marie HOUDE

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Born: 23 September 1756 in Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Charles HOUDE

Mother: Marie HOUDE

Paternal grandparents: Charles HOUDE , Marie LEBOEUF

Maternal grandparents: Étienne HOUDE , Marie-Josephe PICHÉ dite DUPRÉ

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Joseph-Charles married Marie-Therese RIVARD 15 February 1779 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Therese RIVARD was born 7 November 1755 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Therese died 9 April 1838 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Marie-Therese was the child of François RIVARD and Thérèse PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY.

Joseph-Charles HOUDE died 8 May 1829 in Nicolet, 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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Marie-Therese RIVARD
Marriage date: 15 February 1779
Marriage place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Therese RIVARD was the child of François RIVARD and Thérèse PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY

Children of Joseph-Charles HOUDE and Marie-Therese RIVARD

Marie HOUDE (HOULE)

Born: 11 June 1781, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 June 1855, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Joseph MAILHOT dit VILOCHE 6 October 1807 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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Birth — 1756
23 September 1756
Lotbinière, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Charles HOUDE and Marie-Therese RIVARD 15 February 1779, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 22 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie HOUDE (HOULE) was born 11 June 1781, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

Joseph-Charles was 24 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)

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

1807 Marriage of Child
Marie HOUDE (HOULE) married 6 October 1807, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Joseph MAILHOT dit VILOCHE

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

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)