Joseph BOYER

Born

21 May 1706 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

8 September 1783 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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, Canada, New France . Françoise died 26 February 1786 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Françoise was the child of Pierre SENÉCAL and Marguerite PINSONNEAULT .

Parents & Family of Joseph BOYER

Parents of Joseph BOYER

Father

Nicolas-Antoine BOYER

Mother

Louise PAYETTE (PAYET) dite ST-AMOUR

Grandparents of Joseph BOYER

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas BOYER Marguerite MACLIN (MAQUELAIN)

Maternal grandparents

Pierre PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR Louise TESSIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph BOYER

Joseph BOYER married

Françoise SENÉCAL
Marriage date: 4 June 1736
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Françoise SENÉCAL was the child of Pierre SENÉCAL and Marguerite PINSONNEAULT

Children of Joseph BOYER and Françoise SENÉCAL

Pierre-Antoine BOYER

Born: 17 August 1738, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 4 October 1801, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Marguerite-Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE 22 February 1762 Place: Saint-Constant, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1706
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, 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.