Joseph
NADEAU
Born
2 November 1762
,
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada
Died
1 February 1844
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
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Born: 2 November 1762 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada
Father:
Louis NADEAU
Mother:
Marie-Françoise CAZAULT
Paternal grandparents:
Antoine NADEAU
, Marguerite TURGEON
Maternal grandparents:
Jean CAZAULT
, Marie-Madeleine VOYER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE 16 September 1793 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE was born 22 March 1773 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Desanges-Julie died 20 August 1832 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Desanges-Julie was the child of André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marguerite GEOFFRION (JEFFRION).
Joseph NADEAU died 1 February 1844 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada East .
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: Cultivateur
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Joseph NADEAU
Joseph NADEAU married 
Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE
Marriage date: 16 September 1793
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE was the child of André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marguerite GEOFFRION (JEFFRION)
Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINEMarriage date: 16 September 1793
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE was the child of André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Marguerite GEOFFRION (JEFFRION)
Children of Joseph NADEAU and Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE
Clemence NADEAUBorn: 28 September 1810, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: 24 November 1847, St-Nom-de-Marie, Iberville, Canada East
Died: 24 November 1847, St-Nom-de-Marie, Iberville, Canada East
Married: Francois-Xavier COLLETTE 14 June 1836
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Birth — 17622 November 1762
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada
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.
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 Marriage / PartnerJoseph NADEAU and Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE 16 September 1793, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)
He was 30 years old.
1810 Birth of ChildClemence NADEAU was born 28 September 1810, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)
Joseph was 47 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1832 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE died 20 August 1832, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Death — 18441 February 1844
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
He died at the age of 81.
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