Joseph HARNOIS

Born

31 July 1733 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

4 November 1815 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Antoine HARNOIS Geneviève ARBOUR (HARBOUR)

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Born: 31 July 1733 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Antoine HARNOIS

Mother: Geneviève ARBOUR (HARBOUR)

Paternal grandparents: Joseph HARNOIS , Angélique PETIT

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste ARBOUR (HARBOUR) , Marie-Catherine PROULX

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Joseph married Catherine PENISSON 27 February 1764 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine PENISSON was born 16 May 1744 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Catherine died 31 December 1825 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Jean-Marie PENISSON and Marie-Catherine MONET.

Joseph HARNOIS died 4 November 1815 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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 HARNOIS married

Catherine PENISSON
Marriage date: 27 February 1764
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine PENISSON was the child of Jean-Marie PENISSON and Marie-Catherine MONET

Children of Joseph HARNOIS and Catherine PENISSON

Joseph-Louis HARNOIS

Born: 25 June 1780, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Judith TETREAULT 29 September 1800 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1733
31 July 1733
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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Joseph HARNOIS and Catherine PENISSON 27 February 1764, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 30 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.