Joseph TURGEON

(b. 18 March 1729 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 27 October 1812 , Terrebonne, Lower Canada )

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Joseph TURGEON was born 18 March 1729 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Joseph TURGEON was the child of Louis TURGEON and Marie-Angelique COUTURE dite BELLERIVE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Zacharie TURGEON and Elisabeth LEROY (maternal) Eustache COUTURE dit BELLERIVE and Marie-Françoise HUARD

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

Joseph married Marie-Catherine LACROIX 18 February 1760 in Beaumont, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine LACROIX was born 18 November 1737 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Catherine died 20 February 1803 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie-Catherine was the child of Hubert Joseph LACROIX and Madeleine DONTAIL.

Joseph TURGEON died 27 October 1812 in Terrebonne, 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 TURGEON married

Marie-Catherine LACROIX-- Date: 18 February 1760 Place: Beaumont, Canada
Marie-Catherine LACROIX was the child of Hubert Joseph LACROIX and Madeleine DONTAIL

Children of Joseph TURGEON and Marie-Catherine LACROIX:

Marguerite TURGEON (b.5 December 1764, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 October 1843, Montréal, Canada East )
m. Joseph-Simon SICARD 26 February 1781 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1729 Birth
18 March 1729
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Joseph TURGEON and Marie-Catherine LACROIX 18 February 1760, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 30 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marguerite TURGEON was born 5 December 1764, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph was 35 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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Marguerite TURGEON married 26 February 1781, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Joseph-Simon SICARD

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)