Joseph GEOFFRION

Born

25 October 1782 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 October 1833 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph GEOFFRION

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Born: 25 October 1782 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Joseph GEOFFRION

Father

Gabriel GEOFFRION

Mother

Marie-Madeleine DALPE dite PARISEAU

Grandparents of Joseph GEOFFRION

Paternal grandparents

Gabriel GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) dit ST-JEAN Marguerite FONTAINE dite BIENVENUE

Maternal grandparents

Gabriel DALPE dit PARISEAU Geneviève SENECAL

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

Joseph married Marie-Anne BORDUAS 21 September 1801 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne BORDUAS was born 30 January 1785 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne died 26 December 1813 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of François BORDUAS dit LASSONDE and Marie-Cecile ÉDELINE.

Joseph married (2) Apolline LOISEAU 30 January 1815 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Apolline LOISEAU was born 15 December 1797 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Apolline died 8 August 1869 in Varennes, Québec, Canada . Apolline was the child of Christophe LOISEAU and Marie-Josephte MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS.

Joseph GEOFFRION died 19 October 1833 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph GEOFFRION

Joseph GEOFFRION married

Marie-Anne BORDUAS
Marriage date: 21 September 1801
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne BORDUAS was the child of François BORDUAS dit LASSONDE and Marie-Cecile ÉDELINE

Marriage notes:

Sainte-Anne

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Joseph GEOFFRION and Marie-Anne BORDUAS

Joseph GEOFFRION

Born: 14 July 1812, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Therese JODOIN 22 September 1829 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

Joseph GEOFFRION married

Apolline LOISEAU
Marriage date: 30 January 1815
Marriage place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Apolline LOISEAU was the child of Christophe LOISEAU and Marie-Josephte MESSIER dite ST-FRANÇOIS

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Joseph GEOFFRION and Apolline LOISEAU

Adelaide GEOFFRION

Born: 22 September 1816, Varennes, Lower Canada
Died: 17 January 1861, Verchères, Canada East

Elmire GEOFFRION

Born: 30 May 1833, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 23 January 1871, Varennes, Québec, Canada

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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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1782
25 October 1782
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GEOFFRION and Marie-Anne BORDUAS 21 September 1801, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 18 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Joseph GEOFFRION was born 14 July 1812, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1813 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne BORDUAS died 26 December 1813, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1815 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GEOFFRION and Apolline LOISEAU 30 January 1815, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 32 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Adelaide GEOFFRION was born 22 September 1816, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Marriage of Child
Joseph GEOFFRION married 22 September 1829, Varennes, Lower Canada to Therese JODOIN

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1833
19 October 1833
Varennes, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 51.

1833 Birth of Child
Elmire GEOFFRION was born 30 May 1833, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph was 50 years old.

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