Joseph VIENS

Born

6 November 1734 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

11 April 1803 , Montréal, Lower Canada

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Pierre JEAN dit VIENS Catherine CANTARA

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Born: 6 November 1734 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre JEAN dit VIENS

Mother: Catherine CANTARA

Paternal grandparents: Pierre JEAN dit VIENS , Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE)

Maternal grandparents: Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS , Petronille DANIS dite TOURANGEAU

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Joseph married Veronique THÉROUX dite LACERTÉ 2 February 1761 in Yamaska, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Veronique THÉROUX dite LACERTÉ was born 29 October 1741 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . Veronique died 25 February 1803 in Québec Province, Canada. Veronique was the child of Pierre THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marie-Rose COITOU.

Joseph VIENS died 11 April 1803 in Montréal, Lower Canada .
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Veronique THÉROUX dite LACERTÉ
Marriage date: 2 February 1761
Marriage place: Yamaska, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Veronique THÉROUX dite LACERTÉ was the child of Pierre THÉROUX dit LAFERTÉ and Marie-Rose COITOU

Children of Joseph VIENS and Veronique THÉROUX dite LACERTÉ

Victoire VIENS

Born: abt. 1752, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Basile CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE 21 August 1786 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste HUOT 9 August 1824 Place: Montréal, Lower Canada

Louis VIENS

Born: 24 September 1761, Chambly, Canada
Died: 31 July 1825, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne PROVOST 29 July 1799 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

Joseph VIENS

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Catherine RITCHOT 24 November 1788 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis-Ambrose JEAN dit VIENS

Born: 7 December 1777, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1871, Yamaska, Québec, Canada

Married: Angelique ROBIDOUX 1805 Place: Québec, Lower Canada

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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 — 1734
6 November 1734
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Joseph VIENS and Veronique THÉROUX dite LACERTÉ 2 February 1761, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 26 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Louis VIENS was born 24 September 1761, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 26 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Louis-Ambrose JEAN dit VIENS was born 7 December 1777, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 43 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Victoire VIENS married 21 August 1786, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada to Basile CHESNÉ dit LAGRAVE

1788 Marriage of Child
Joseph VIENS married 24 November 1788, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada to Catherine RITCHOT

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Marriage of Child
Louis VIENS married 29 July 1799, Yamaska, Lower Canada to Marie-Anne PROVOST

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)