Joseph
ROUSSEAU
Born
17 January 1750
,
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died
2 December 1817
,
L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
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Born: 17 January 1750 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Father:
Augustin ROUSSEAU
Paternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU
, Catherine ROULEAU
Maternal grandparents:
Louis ISABEL (ISABELLE)
, Marie-Barbe PROULX
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Madeleine POULIOT 1 June 1778 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine POULIOT was born 1 May 1756 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 11 February 1826 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte). Madeleine was the child of François POULIOT (POUILLOT) and Marie-Madeleine CHABOT.
Joseph ROUSSEAU died 2 December 1817 in L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada .
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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 ROUSSEAU
Joseph ROUSSEAU married 
Madeleine POULIOT
Marriage date: 1 June 1778
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine POULIOT was the child of François POULIOT (POUILLOT) and Marie-Madeleine CHABOT
Madeleine POULIOTMarriage date: 1 June 1778
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine POULIOT was the child of François POULIOT (POUILLOT) and Marie-Madeleine CHABOT
Children of Joseph ROUSSEAU and Madeleine POULIOT
Jean Baptiste "John" ROUSSEAU "BROOKS"Born: 29 July 1791, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Died: 5 August 1864, Old Town, Maine, USA
Died: 5 August 1864, Old Town, Maine, USA
Married: Marie-Petronille GODBOUT 24 November 1817 Place: L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)
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Birth — 175017 January 1750
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
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 / PartnerJoseph ROUSSEAU and Madeleine POULIOT 1 June 1778, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
He was 28 years old.
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 Canada1791 Birth of ChildJean Baptiste "John" ROUSSEAU "BROOKS" was born 29 July 1791, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)
Joseph was 41 years old.
Death — 18172 December 1817
L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 67.
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