Joseph MATTE

(b. 14 July 1745 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 29 August 1776 , Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph MATTE was born 14 July 1745 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Joseph MATTE was the child of Joseph MATTE and Marie-Angelique BERTRAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas MATTE and Angélique-Louise COQUIN dite LATOURELLE (maternal) Guillaume BERTRAND and Marie-Angélique DUBUC

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

Joseph married Marie-Anne VEZINA 3 February 1772 in Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne VEZINA was born 2 March 1748 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils). Marie-Anne died 2 April 1799 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis VEZINA and Marie-Anne FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT.

Joseph MATTE died 29 August 1776 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, 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 MATTE married

Marie-Anne VEZINA-- Date: 3 February 1772 Place: Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne VEZINA was the child of Louis VEZINA and Marie-Anne FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT

Children of Joseph MATTE and Marie-Anne VEZINA:

Pierre MATTE (b.20 February 1774, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 January 1831, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)
m. Pelagie LACROIX 19 June 1811 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1745 Birth
14 July 1745
Neuville, Portneuf, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MATTE and Marie-Anne VEZINA 3 February 1772, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

He was 26 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Pierre MATTE was born 20 February 1774, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Joseph was 28 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.