Joseph DURAND

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18 January 1733 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

17 March 1807 , Champlain, Lower Canada

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François DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS Madeleine DAVID dite BARTHÉLEMY

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Joseph DURAND was born 18 January 1733 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Joseph DURAND was the child of François DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Madeleine DAVID dite BARTHÉLEMY

and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Jeanne-Renée CHARTIER (maternal) Barthelemy DAVID and Catherine DESHAYES (DESHAIES)

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Joseph married Genevieve BEAUDOIN 4 February 1765 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve BEAUDOIN was born 14 December 1745 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Genevieve died 12 April 1789 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Genevieve was the child of Etienne-Joseph BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Elisabeth RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT).

Joseph DURAND died 17 March 1807 in Champlain, 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 DURAND married

Genevieve BEAUDOIN
Marriage date: 4 February 1765
Marriage place: Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve BEAUDOIN was the child of Etienne-Joseph BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN) and Elisabeth RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT)

Children of Joseph DURAND and Genevieve BEAUDOIN

Therese DURAND

Born: 17 October 1780, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 September 1858, Champlain, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste BRONSARD dit LANGEVIN 18 January 1802 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

François DURAND dit CHARTIER

Born: abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie BRONSARD dite LANGEVIN 15 February 1808 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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1733 Birth
18 January 1733
Champlain, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DURAND and Genevieve BEAUDOIN 4 February 1765, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 32 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Therese DURAND was born 17 October 1780, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Joseph was 47 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve BEAUDOIN died 12 April 1789, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Therese DURAND married 18 January 1802, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Jean-Baptiste BRONSARD dit LANGEVIN

1807 Death
17 March 1807
Champlain, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 74.

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