Joseph GRAVEL

(b. 1 March 1697 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 21 May 1777 , Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph GRAVEL was born 1 March 1697 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Joseph GRAVEL was the child of Joseph GRAVEL and Marie BELANGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Mace GRAVEL dit BRINDELLIERE GRAVELLE and Marguerite TAVERNIER (maternal) Charles BELANGER and Barbe-Delphine CLOUTIER

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

Joseph married Barbe GAGNON 4 November 1715 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . Barbe GAGNON was born 12 January 1700 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Barbe died 1 February 1721 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Barbe was the child of Noel GAGNON and Marie-Geneviève FORTIN.

Joseph married (2) Geneviève LEFRANCOIS 13 April 1722 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . Geneviève LEFRANCOIS was born 22 August 1704 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Geneviève died 10 February 1723 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Geneviève was the child of Nicolas LEFRANCOIS and Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE.

Joseph married (3) Angélique THIBAULT 24 April 1724 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Angélique THIBAULT was born 22 May 1702 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Angélique died 11 December 1775 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Angélique was the child of François THIBAULT and Marie-Anne DUPRÉ.

Joseph GRAVEL died 21 May 1777 in Château-Richer, 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 GRAVEL married

Barbe GAGNON-- Date: 4 November 1715 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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Barbe GAGNON was the child of Noel GAGNON and Marie-Geneviève FORTIN

Name: Joseph Gravelle
Birth Date: 1696
Birthplace:
Age: 19
Spouse's Name: Barbe Gagnon
Spouse's Birth Date: 1699
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age: 16
Event Date: 04 Nov 1715
Event Place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec
Father's Name: Joseph Gravelle
Mother's Name: Marie Belanger
Spouse's Father's Name: Noel Gagnon
Spouse's Mother's Name: Genevieve Fortin
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01734-5
System Origin: Canada-EASy
GS Film number: 1018161
Reference ID: p.232

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 1 June 2015), Joseph Gravelle and Barbe Gagnon, 04 Nov 1715; citing Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec, reference p.232; FHL microfilm 1,018,161.

Children of Joseph GRAVEL and Barbe GAGNON:

Joseph GRAVEL married

Geneviève LEFRANCOIS-- Date: 13 April 1722 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Geneviève LEFRANCOIS was the child of Nicolas LEFRANCOIS and Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE

Children of Joseph GRAVEL and Geneviève LEFRANCOIS:

Joseph GRAVEL married

Angélique THIBAULT-- Date: 24 April 1724 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Angélique THIBAULT was the child of François THIBAULT and Marie-Anne DUPRÉ

Children of Joseph GRAVEL and Angélique THIBAULT:

Pierre GRAVEL (b.14 August 1731, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 6 December 1798 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise GUYON (DION) 31 January 1757 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Ignace GRAVEL (b.1 August 1733, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 20 September 1796, Château-Richer, Lower Canada )
m. Agnes GAGNON 19 October 1756 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Masse GRAVEL (b.25 September 1741, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 8 January 1796, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Angélique TOUPIN 3 May 1773 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Joseph GRAVEL (b.19 April 1744 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 28 January 1829, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Louise LECOUR 17 October 1774 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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1697 Birth
1 March 1697
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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

1715 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GRAVEL and Barbe GAGNON 4 November 1715, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 18 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1721 Death of Spouse/Partner
Barbe GAGNON died 1 February 1721, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1722 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GRAVEL and Geneviève LEFRANCOIS 13 April 1722, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 25 years old.

1723 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève LEFRANCOIS died 10 February 1723, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1724 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GRAVEL and Angélique THIBAULT 24 April 1724, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 27 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Pierre GRAVEL was born 14 August 1731, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Ignace GRAVEL was born 1 August 1733, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Masse GRAVEL was born 25 September 1741, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Joseph was 44 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Joseph GRAVEL was born 19 April 1744 , Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Joseph was 47 years old.

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Ignace GRAVEL married 19 October 1756, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Agnes GAGNON

1757 Marriage of Child
Pierre GRAVEL married 31 January 1757, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Marie-Louise GUYON (DION)

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Masse GRAVEL married 3 May 1773, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Angélique TOUPIN

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph GRAVEL married 17 October 1774, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Louise LECOUR

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique THIBAULT died 11 December 1775, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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.