Joseph
LAVERDIÈRE
Born
31 July 1748
,
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died
2 October 1827
,
Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
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Joseph LAVERDIÈRE was born 31 July 1748 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE and Catherine DUMAS (maternal) Valentin MARCHAND and Marie-Louise GARNIER (GRENIER)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie Modeste ARSENAULT 13 January 1772 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Modeste ARSENAULT was born abt. 1751 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Marie Modeste died 20 December 1821 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Marie Modeste was the child of Abraham ARSENAULT and Agnes CYR.
Joseph LAVERDIÈRE died 2 October 1827 in Sainte-Marie, 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.
Family and Children of Joseph LAVERDIÈRE
Joseph LAVERDIÈRE married 
Marie Modeste ARSENAULT-- Date: 13 January 1772 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie Modeste ARSENAULT was the child of Abraham ARSENAULT and Agnes CYR
Marie Modeste ARSENAULT-- Date: 13 January 1772 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, CanadaMarie Modeste ARSENAULT was the child of Abraham ARSENAULT and Agnes CYR
Children of Joseph LAVERDIÈRE and Marie Modeste ARSENAULT
Joseph LAVERDIÈRE (b.20 November 1772, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 July 1834, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )m. Madeleine VALLIERE (VALLIERES) 18 August 1795 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)
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1748 Birth 31 July 1748
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.
1772 Marriage / PartnerJoseph LAVERDIÈRE and Marie Modeste ARSENAULT 13 January 1772, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
He was 23 years old.
1772 Birth of ChildJoseph LAVERDIÈRE was born 20 November 1772, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
Joseph was 24 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.
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 Canada1795 Marriage of ChildJoseph LAVERDIÈRE married 18 August 1795, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce) to Madeleine VALLIERE (VALLIERES)
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
1821 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie Modeste ARSENAULT died 20 December 1821, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)
1827 Death 2 October 1827
Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.
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