Jean JOYAL

Born

22 September 1683 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

18 September 1776 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques-Louis JOYAL dit BERGERAT (JOUIEL)Marie-Gertrude MORAL

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Born: 22 September 1683 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques-Louis JOYAL dit BERGERAT (JOUIEL)

Mother: Marie-Gertrude MORAL

Maternal grandparents: Quentin MORAL , Marie-Marguerite MARGUERIE

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Jean married Marie-Françoise CARTIER 26 December 1707 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Françoise CARTIER was born 18 January 1688 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Françoise died 5 October 1721 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marie-Françoise was the child of Guillaume CARTIER and Marie-Étiennette GARNIER (GRENIER).

Jean married (2) Thérèse GAGNÉ dite POITEVIN 1 February 1723 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Thérèse GAGNÉ dite POITEVIN was born abt. 1702 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Thérèse died 23 April 1780 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Thérèse was the child of François GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN and Jeanne VANASSE.

Jean JOYAL died 18 September 1776 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, 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
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Marie-Françoise CARTIER
Marriage date: 26 December 1707
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise CARTIER was the child of Guillaume CARTIER and Marie-Étiennette GARNIER (GRENIER)

Children of Jean JOYAL and Marie-Françoise CARTIER

Louis-Antoine JOYAL

Born: abt. 1708, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite-Francoise JOYAL

Born: abt. 1715, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph JOYAL

Born: 29 March 1717, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 29 December 1775, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne COUTURIER 29 May 1747 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise GIGUERE dite DESPINS 21 November 1763 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Louis-Regis JOYAL

Born: 9 September 1720, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER 16 January 1753 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean JOYAL married

Thérèse GAGNÉ dite POITEVIN
Marriage date: 1 February 1723
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Thérèse GAGNÉ dite POITEVIN was the child of François GAGNÉ dit POITEVIN and Jeanne VANASSE

Children of Jean JOYAL and Thérèse GAGNÉ dite POITEVIN

Marie-Louise JOYAL

Born: 7 October 1730, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 27 June 1803, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Claude TOUVELIN dit LARIVIERE 30 August 1762 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Madeleine JOYAL

Born: 21 October 1732, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Gabriel GAUTHIER 10 January 1757 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jeanne JOYAL

Born: 20 July 1734, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 30 January 1813, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: François-Regis PINARD dit LAUZIÈRE 15 May 1767 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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Birth — 1683
22 September 1683
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1707 Marriage / Partner
Jean JOYAL and Marie-Françoise CARTIER 26 December 1707, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Joseph JOYAL was born 29 March 1717, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean was 33 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
Louis-Regis JOYAL was born 9 September 1720, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean was 36 years old.

1721 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Françoise CARTIER died 5 October 1721, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1723 Marriage / Partner
Jean JOYAL and Thérèse GAGNÉ dite POITEVIN 1 February 1723, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 39 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise JOYAL was born 7 October 1730, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean was 47 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Madeleine JOYAL was born 21 October 1732, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean was 49 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Jeanne JOYAL was born 20 July 1734, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean was 50 years old.

1747 Marriage of Child
Joseph JOYAL married 29 May 1747, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne COUTURIER

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Marriage of Child
Louis-Regis JOYAL married 16 January 1753, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER

1757 Marriage of Child
Madeleine JOYAL married 10 January 1757, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Gabriel GAUTHIER

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise JOYAL married 30 August 1762, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Claude TOUVELIN dit LARIVIERE

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Joseph JOYAL married 21 November 1763, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise GIGUERE dite DESPINS

1767 Marriage of Child
Jeanne JOYAL married 15 May 1767, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to François-Regis PINARD dit LAUZIÈRE

1775 Death of Child
Joseph JOYAL died 29 December 1775, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean was 92 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.