Joseph DESROSES

Born

abt. 1765 ,

Died

15 November 1850 , Québec, Canada East

Joseph married Elizabeth HARRISON 29 September 1812 in Québec, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth HARRISON was born 27 March 1797 in Québec, Lower Canada . Elizabeth died 24 September 1873 in Québec, Québec, Canada . Elizabeth was the child of William HARRISON and Mary MINDNON .

Parents & Family of Joseph DESROSES

Parents of Joseph DESROSES

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son of Antoine Desroses and Josephte ?

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Journalier

The journalier, or day labourer, was a worker employed by the day, typically in the agricultural sector. He usually only worked during the summer months, for low wages, which meant that day labourers were among the poorest of the inhabitants of New France.
Source: tfcq.ca

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph DESROSES

Joseph DESROSES married

Elizabeth HARRISON
Marriage date: 29 September 1812
Marriage place: Québec, Lower Canada

See marriage record for Joseph DESROSES and Elizabeth HARRISON
Elizabeth HARRISON was the child of William HARRISON and Mary MINDNON

Marriage notes:

Notre-Dame

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Joseph DESROSES and Elizabeth HARRISON

Julie DESROSES

Born: abt. 1829, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Olivier JALBERT 30 January 1849 Place: Québec, Canada East

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Joseph's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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