Joseph BOYER

Born

9 July 1751 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

13 December 1792 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Marie BOYER Josephe GERVAIS

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Born: 9 July 1751 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Marie BOYER

Mother: Josephe GERVAIS

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BOYER , Marguerite DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Maternal grandparents: Mathieu GERVAIS , Josephte ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

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Joseph married Marie-Helene POUPART 16 February 1778 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Helene POUPART was born 27 January 1757 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Helene died 23 August 1828 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Marie-Helene was the child of Jean-Baptiste POUPART and Madeleine DENIGER.

Joseph BOYER died 13 December 1792 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Joseph BOYER married

Marie-Helene POUPART
Marriage date: 16 February 1778
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Helene POUPART was the child of Jean-Baptiste POUPART and Madeleine DENIGER

Children of Joseph BOYER and Marie-Helene POUPART

Marie BOYER

Born: 22 December 1789, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 September 1874, La Prairie, Québec, Canada

Married: Pascal BROSSARD 22 February 1808 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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

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Birth — 1751
9 July 1751
La Prairie, 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.

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOYER and Marie-Helene POUPART 16 February 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Marie BOYER was born 22 December 1789, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 38 years old.

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