Joseph LAVERDIÈRE

Born

20 November 1772 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

10 July 1834 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

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Joseph LAVERDIÈRE Marie Modeste ARSENAULT

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Born: 20 November 1772 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph LAVERDIÈRE

Mother: Marie Modeste ARSENAULT

Paternal grandparents: Louis CAUCHON dit LAVERDIÈRE , Marie-Catherine MARCHAND

Maternal grandparents: Abraham ARSENAULT , Agnes CYR

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Joseph married Madeleine VALLIERE (VALLIERES) 18 August 1795 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine VALLIERE (VALLIERES) was born 6 November 1772 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Madeleine died 23 April 1842 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Madeleine was the child of Philippe VALLIERE (VALLIERES) and Marie-Anne BOULAY (BOULET).

Joseph LAVERDIÈRE died 10 July 1834 in Sainte-Marie, 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 LAVERDIÈRE married

Madeleine VALLIERE (VALLIERES)
Marriage date: 18 August 1795
Marriage place: Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Madeleine VALLIERE (VALLIERES) was the child of Philippe VALLIERE (VALLIERES) and Marie-Anne BOULAY (BOULET)

Children of Joseph LAVERDIÈRE and Madeleine VALLIERE (VALLIERES)

Louis-Joseph LAVERDIÈRE

Born: 18 February 1798, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Died: 25 June 1854, St-Bernard, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada

Married: Sophie PARÉ 3 September 1823 Place: Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

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Birth — 1772
20 November 1772
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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 Canada

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

1795 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LAVERDIÈRE and Madeleine VALLIERE (VALLIERES) 18 August 1795, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

He was 22 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph LAVERDIÈRE was born 18 February 1798, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Joseph was 25 years old.

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England