Joseph MOUSSEAU

Born

6 June 1697 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

24 March 1788 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS Marie-Anne DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

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Born: 6 June 1697 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS

Mother: Marie-Anne DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

Paternal grandparents: Jacques MOUSSEAU dit LAVIOLETTE , Marguerite SAUVIOT dite LAVERGNE

Maternal grandparents: Antoine DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) , Marie-Anne RICHARD

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Joseph married Marie-Anne LAPORTE 8 March 1717 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne LAPORTE was born abt. 1696 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 22 July 1724 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Louis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Madeleine MASSOT (MASSAULT).

Joseph married (2) Madeleine DAVID 5 February 1725 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Madeleine DAVID was born 30 September 1704 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Madeleine died 20 November 1749 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Madeleine was the child of Jacques DAVID and Catherine LUSSIER.

Joseph married (3) Françoise JOUINEAU 16 August 1751 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . Françoise JOUINEAU was born 15 March 1707 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Françoise was the child of Augustin JOUINEAU dit LATULIPPE and Elisabeth-Isabelle BLANCHON dite LAROSE.

Joseph married (4) Madeleine NEVEU (NEPVEU) dite LACROIX 14 September 1772 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine NEVEU (NEPVEU) dite LACROIX was born 30 April 1711 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Madeleine was the child of Thomas NEVEU (NEPVEU) dit LACROIX and Marie-Jeanne THOUIN.

Joseph MOUSSEAU died 24 March 1788 in L'Assomption, 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 MOUSSEAU married

Marie-Anne LAPORTE
Marriage date: 8 March 1717
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne LAPORTE was the child of Louis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Madeleine MASSOT (MASSAULT)

Children of Joseph MOUSSEAU and Marie-Anne LAPORTE

Josephte MOUSSEAU

Born: 21 February 1718, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre-Joseph DURAND 8 February 1740 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph MOUSSEAU married

Madeleine DAVID
Marriage date: 5 February 1725
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Madeleine DAVID was the child of Jacques DAVID and Catherine LUSSIER

Children of Joseph MOUSSEAU and Madeleine DAVID

Jean-Baptiste MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS

Born: 13 January 1726, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 11 May 1781, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine AURÉ dite LAFERRIERE 29 January 1759 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DÉSILETS

Born: 5 October 1729, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Died: 18 August 1805, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Therese DESMARAIS 20 August 1764 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Madeleine MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS

Born: 4 October 1731, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 23 November 1785, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Francois LARCHEVÊQUE 5 February 1759 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Anne MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS

Born: 5 February 1737, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 7 January 1773, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean CORSIN 31 January 1763 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph MOUSSEAU married

Françoise JOUINEAU
Marriage date: 16 August 1751
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Françoise JOUINEAU was the child of Augustin JOUINEAU dit LATULIPPE and Elisabeth-Isabelle BLANCHON dite LAROSE

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Joseph MOUSSEAU married

Madeleine NEVEU (NEPVEU) dite LACROIX
Marriage date: 14 September 1772
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine NEVEU (NEPVEU) dite LACROIX was the child of Thomas NEVEU (NEPVEU) dit LACROIX and Marie-Jeanne THOUIN

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Birth — 1697
6 June 1697
Boucherville, Canada, New France

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MOUSSEAU and Marie-Anne LAPORTE 8 March 1717, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 19 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Josephte MOUSSEAU was born 21 February 1718, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 20 years old.

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

1724 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne LAPORTE died 22 July 1724, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

1725 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MOUSSEAU and Madeleine DAVID 5 February 1725, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS was born 13 January 1726, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 28 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DÉSILETS was born 5 October 1729, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 32 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Madeleine MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS was born 4 October 1731, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS was born 5 February 1737, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 39 years old.

1740 Marriage of Child
Josephte MOUSSEAU married 8 February 1740, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Pierre-Joseph DURAND

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine DAVID died 20 November 1749, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1751 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MOUSSEAU and Françoise JOUINEAU 16 August 1751, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 54 years old.

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS married 29 January 1759, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Catherine AURÉ dite LAFERRIERE

1759 Marriage of Child
Madeleine MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS married 5 February 1759, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Francois LARCHEVÊQUE

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
Marie-Anne MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS married 31 January 1763, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jean CORSIN

1764 Marriage of Child
Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DÉSILETS married 20 August 1764 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Therese DESMARAIS

1772 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MOUSSEAU and Madeleine NEVEU (NEPVEU) dite LACROIX 14 September 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 75 years old.

1773 Death of Child
Marie-Anne MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS died 7 January 1773, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Joseph was 75 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.

1781 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS died 11 May 1781, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 83 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death of Child
Madeleine MOUSSEAU dite DESILETS died 23 November 1785, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 88 years old.

Death — 1788
24 March 1788
L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 90.

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