Joseph BOYER

(b. 21 May 1706 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 8 September 1783 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph BOYER was born 21 May 1706 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph BOYER was the child of Nicolas-Antoine BOYER and Louise PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas BOYER and Marguerite MACLIN (MAQUELAIN) (maternal) Pierre PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR and Louise TESSIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Françoise SENÉCAL 4 June 1736 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise SENÉCAL was born 22 April 1717 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Françoise died 26 February 1786 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Françoise was the child of Pierre SENÉCAL and Marguerite PINSONNEAULT.

Joseph BOYER died 8 September 1783 in La Prairie, 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Joseph BOYER married

Françoise SENÉCAL-- Date: 4 June 1736 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
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Françoise SENÉCAL was the child of Pierre SENÉCAL and Marguerite PINSONNEAULT

Children of Joseph BOYER and Françoise SENÉCAL:

Pierre-Antoine BOYER (b.17 August 1738, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 4 October 1801, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Marguerite-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE 22 February 1762 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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1706 Birth
21 May 1706
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOYER and Françoise SENÉCAL 4 June 1736, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 30 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Pierre-Antoine BOYER was born 17 August 1738, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 32 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Antoine BOYER married 22 February 1762, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Marie-Marguerite-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE

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.

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.