Joseph CHRÉTIEN

Born

5 May 1750 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

17 September 1821 , Boucherville, Lower Canada

Joseph married Therese NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL 5 February 1776 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL was born 5 October 1753 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Therese died 1 March 1818 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . Therese was the child of Louis NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL and Veronique MEUNIER .

Parents & Family of Joseph CHRÉTIEN

Parents of Joseph CHRÉTIEN

Father

Jean-François CHRÉTIEN

Mother

Marie Anne DENOYON

Grandparents of Joseph CHRÉTIEN

Paternal grandparents

Jacques CHRÉTIEN dit VINCENT Marie-Josephte BAUDON dite LARIVIÈRE

Maternal grandparents

Jacques DENOYON (DESNOYERS) Abigail Margaret STEBBENS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph CHRÉTIEN

Joseph CHRÉTIEN married

Therese NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL
Marriage date: 5 February 1776
Marriage place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL was the child of Louis NORMANDIN dit BEAUSOLEIL and Veronique MEUNIER

Children of Joseph CHRÉTIEN and Therese NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL

Therese CHRÉTIEN

Born: 4 April 1779, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph BACHAND 11 November 1799 Place: Boucherville, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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

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Birth — 1750
5 May 1750
Trois-Rivières, 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.

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CHRÉTIEN and Therese NORMANDIN dite BEAUSOLEIL 5 February 1776, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 25 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Therese CHRÉTIEN was born 4 April 1779, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph 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 Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Marriage of Child
Therese CHRÉTIEN married 11 November 1799, Boucherville, Lower Canada to Joseph BACHAND

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

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.