Joseph GAUDREAU

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9 December 1712 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

30 August 1797 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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Charles GAUDREAU Madeleine THIBAULT

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Born: 9 December 1712 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Charles GAUDREAU

Mother: Madeleine THIBAULT

Paternal grandparents: Jean GAUDREAU , Marie-Jeanne-Élisabeth ROY

Maternal grandparents: François-Louis THIBEAULT (THIBAULT) (THIBEAU) , Elisabeth-Agnes LEFEBVRE

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Joseph married Francoise BELANGER 2 March 1734 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise BELANGER was born 18 February 1718 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Francoise died 19 February 1736 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Francoise was the child of François BELANGER and Geneviève CLOUTIER.

Joseph married (2) Louise VAILLANCOURT 3 February 1739 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Louise VAILLANCOURT was born 10 July 1719 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Louise died 30 April 1748 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Louise was the child of Robert VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Simone LAMY.

Joseph married (3) Ursule CHOUINARD 15 July 1748 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Ursule CHOUINARD was born 25 July 1726 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Ursule died 6 May 1761 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Ursule was the child of Eustache CHOUINARD and Marie-Madeleine BERUBE.

Joseph married (4) Marie Geneviève DUBOIS 14 October 1765 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Geneviève DUBOIS was born 23 December 1723 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Marie Geneviève died 12 May 1813 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie Geneviève was the child of Jean-Joseph LE PRIEUR dit DUBOIS and Anne VINCENT.

Joseph GAUDREAU died 30 August 1797 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Joseph GAUDREAU married

Francoise BELANGER
Marriage date: 2 March 1734
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Francoise BELANGER was the child of François BELANGER and Geneviève CLOUTIER

Children of Joseph GAUDREAU and Francoise BELANGER

Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU

Born: 22 January 1735, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Josephte MORIN dite VALCOURT 20 January 1755 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Joseph GAUDREAU married

Louise VAILLANCOURT
Marriage date: 3 February 1739
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Louise VAILLANCOURT was the child of Robert VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Simone LAMY

Children of Joseph GAUDREAU and Louise VAILLANCOURT

Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU

Born: 5 February 1740, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 5 November 1802, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Anne MARTIN 16 January 1769 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie GAUDREAU

Born: abt. 1743, , Canada
Died: 2 May 1765, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: François BAILLE (BADIE) 15 February 1762 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Germain GAUDREAU

Born: 5 January 1747, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 13 March 1812, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte BLANCHET 24 October 1768 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Joseph GAUDREAU married

Ursule CHOUINARD
Marriage date: 15 July 1748
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Ursule CHOUINARD was the child of Eustache CHOUINARD and Marie-Madeleine BERUBE

Children of Joseph GAUDREAU and Ursule CHOUINARD

Joseph GAUDREAU

Born: 8 April 1749, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 5 October 1812, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Scholastique PROULX 22 May 1769 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Reine GAUDREAU

Born: 11 July 1752, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste MARTIN 3 February 1777 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

François GAUDREAU

Born: 21 February 1761, Montmagny, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Françoise FORGET 8 October 1781 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph GAUDREAU married

Marie Geneviève DUBOIS
Marriage date: 14 October 1765
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie Geneviève DUBOIS was the child of Jean-Joseph LE PRIEUR dit DUBOIS and Anne VINCENT

Children of Joseph GAUDREAU and Marie Geneviève DUBOIS

Alexis GAUDREAU

Born: 26 October 1766, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 April 1838, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Barbe MORIN 12 April 1785 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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Birth — 1712
9 December 1712
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAUDREAU and Francoise BELANGER 2 March 1734, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 21 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU was born 22 January 1735, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Joseph was 22 years old.

1736 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francoise BELANGER died 19 February 1736, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1739 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAUDREAU and Louise VAILLANCOURT 3 February 1739, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 26 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU was born 5 February 1740, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Germain GAUDREAU was born 5 January 1747, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1748 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAUDREAU and Ursule CHOUINARD 15 July 1748, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 35 years old.

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise VAILLANCOURT died 30 April 1748, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1749 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUDREAU was born 8 April 1749, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Reine GAUDREAU was born 11 July 1752, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Joseph was 39 years old.

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie GAUDREAU married 20 January 1755, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Josephte MORIN dite VALCOURT

1761 Birth of Child
François GAUDREAU was born 21 February 1761, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Joseph was 48 years old.

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ursule CHOUINARD died 6 May 1761, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie GAUDREAU married 15 February 1762, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to François BAILLE (BADIE)

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAUDREAU and Marie Geneviève DUBOIS 14 October 1765 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 52 years old.

1765 Death of Child
Marie GAUDREAU died 2 May 1765, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Joseph was 52 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Alexis GAUDREAU was born 26 October 1766, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Joseph was 53 years old.

1768 Marriage of Child
Germain GAUDREAU married 24 October 1768, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Josephte BLANCHET

1769 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU married 16 January 1769 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie Anne MARTIN

1769 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAUDREAU married 22 May 1769, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Scholastique PROULX

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 Marriage of Child
Reine GAUDREAU married 3 February 1777, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Jean-Baptiste MARTIN

1781 Marriage of Child
François GAUDREAU married 8 October 1781 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Françoise FORGET

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Alexis GAUDREAU married 12 April 1785, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Barbe MORIN

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

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

Death — 1797
30 August 1797
Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 84.

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