Joseph NADEAU

(b. 2 November 1762 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada d. 1 February 1844 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada East )

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Joseph NADEAU was born 2 November 1762 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada

Joseph NADEAU was the child of Louis NADEAU and Marie-Françoise CAZAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine NADEAU and Marguerite TURGEON (maternal) Jean CAZAULT and 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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Occupation

Joseph NADEAU was a 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

farmer

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 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 NADEAU married

Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE-- Date: 16 September 1793 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 NADEAU (b.28 September 1810, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 24 November 1847, St-Nom-de-Marie, Iberville, Canada East)
m. Francois-Xavier COLLETTE 14 June 1836

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1762 Birth
2 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 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage / Partner
Joseph NADEAU and Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE 16 September 1793, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 30 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1810 Birth of Child
Clemence NADEAU was born 28 September 1810, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Joseph was 47 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Desanges-Julie SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE died 20 August 1832, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - 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)

1844 Death
1 February 1844
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

He died at the age of 81.

Added: 12/31/2024 2:01:30 PM - Updated: 12/31/2024 2:04:16 PM