Joseph-Henri PARENT

Born

23 May 1708 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

22 February 1782 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Michel PARENT Jeanne CHEVALIER

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Born: 23 May 1708 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Michel PARENT

Mother: Jeanne CHEVALIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre PARENT , Jeanne BADEAU (BADAULT)

Maternal grandparents: René CHEVALIER , Jeanne LANGLOIS

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

Joseph-Henri married Marie-Anne BONODEAU dite CHATELLERAULT 8 October 1731 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Anne BONODEAU dite CHATELLERAULT was born 14 October 1714 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne died 16 May 1743 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis BONNEDEAU dit CHATELLERAULT and Marie-Anne GAGNON.

Joseph-Henri PARENT died 22 February 1782 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada .

Alternate death
23 March 1788
Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska, Quebec, 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-Henri PARENT married

Marie-Anne BONODEAU dite CHATELLERAULT
Marriage date: 8 October 1731
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Anne BONODEAU dite CHATELLERAULT was the child of Louis BONNEDEAU dit CHATELLERAULT and Marie-Anne GAGNON

Marriage notes:

According to PRDH, a marriage took place in Quebec, QC, Canada in 1731 between Henri Parent and Marie Anne Chatellerault

Marriage record found at Notre-Dame-de-Quebec in Drouin Collection -- nearly impossible to read, but could read enough to determine that information is correct.

Children of Joseph-Henri PARENT and Marie-Anne BONODEAU dite CHATELLERAULT

Marie-Anne PARENT

Born: 7 April 1732, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 31 May 1733, Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph PARENT

Born: 14 June 1733, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 26 June 1733, Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph PARENT

Born: 5 December 1734, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1761,

Married: Marie-Louise DEROME dite DESCARREAUX 1 June 1761 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Therese PARENT

Born: 8 March 1736, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 18 April 1737, Québec, Canada, New France

Louis PARENT

Born: 26 July 1737, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1835, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Thérèse FORCIER 8 June 1762 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Anne PARENT

Born: 14 March 1739, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 31 October 1740, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Geneviève PARENT

Born: 10 November 1740 , Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 22 December 1804 , Québec, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephe PARENT

Born: 30 May 1742, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 6 February 1756, Québec, Canada, New France

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Birth — 1708
23 May 1708
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph-Henri PARENT - Baptism Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativite, Beauport, Quebec

Baptism Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativite, Beauport, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Henri PARENT and Marie-Anne BONODEAU dite CHATELLERAULT 8 October 1731, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 23 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PARENT was born 7 April 1732, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph-Henri was 23 years old.

1733 Death of Child
Marie-Anne PARENT died 31 May 1733, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph-Henri was 25 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Joseph PARENT was born 14 June 1733, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph-Henri was 25 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Joseph PARENT was born 5 December 1734, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph-Henri was 26 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese PARENT was born 8 March 1736, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph-Henri was 27 years old.

1737 Death of Child
Marie-Therese PARENT died 18 April 1737, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph-Henri was 28 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Louis PARENT was born 26 July 1737, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph-Henri was 29 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PARENT was born 14 March 1739, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph-Henri was 30 years old.

1740 Death of Child
Marie-Anne PARENT died 31 October 1740, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph-Henri was 32 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève PARENT was born 10 November 1740 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph-Henri was 32 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe PARENT was born 30 May 1742, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph-Henri was 34 years old.

1743 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne BONODEAU dite CHATELLERAULT died 16 May 1743, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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

1756 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe PARENT died 6 February 1756, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph-Henri was 47 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Joseph PARENT married 1 June 1761, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie-Louise DEROME dite DESCARREAUX

1762 Marriage of Child
Louis PARENT married 8 June 1762, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Thérèse FORCIER

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.