Joseph BLANCHET

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15 April 1742 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

22 November 1793 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

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Noel BLANCHET Xaintes FORTIN

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Born: 15 April 1742 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Noel BLANCHET

Mother: Xaintes FORTIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Alphonse BLANCHET , Louise GAGNÉ

Maternal grandparents: Charles-Jean-Baptiste FORTIN , Louise GUIMOND

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Joseph married Veronique CLOUTIER 19 August 1771 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Veronique CLOUTIER was born 22 August 1740 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Veronique died 1 April 1818 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Veronique was the child of Jean-Baptiste CLOUTIER and Angelique-Elisabeth THIBAULT.

Joseph BLANCHET died 22 November 1793 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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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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Veronique CLOUTIER
Marriage date: 19 August 1771
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Veronique CLOUTIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste CLOUTIER and Angelique-Elisabeth THIBAULT

Children of Joseph BLANCHET and Veronique CLOUTIER

Genevieve BLANCHET

Born: 19 June 1772, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis-Denis LORD 20 February 1792 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1742
15 April 1742
L'Islet, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BLANCHET and Veronique CLOUTIER 19 August 1771, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 29 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Genevieve BLANCHET was born 19 June 1772, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph 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.