Joseph GAUDREAU

(b. 9 December 1712 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 30 August 1797 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GAUDREAU was born 9 December 1712 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Joseph GAUDREAU was the child of Charles GAUDREAU and Madeleine THIBAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAUDREAU and Marie-Jeanne-Élisabeth ROY (maternal) François-Louis THIBEAULT (THIBAULT) (THIBEAU) and Elisabeth-Agnes LEFEBVRE

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

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) 2 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 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Joseph GAUDREAU

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Joseph GAUDREAU married

Francoise BELANGER-- Date: 2 March 1734 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 (b.22 January 1735, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Josephte MORIN dite VALCOURT 20 January 1755 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Joseph GAUDREAU married

Louise VAILLANCOURT-- Date: 3 February 1739 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
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Louise VAILLANCOURT was the child of Robert VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Simone LAMY

Children of Joseph GAUDREAU and Louise VAILLANCOURT:

Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU (b.5 February 1740, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 5 November 1802, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie Anne MARTIN 16 January 1769 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie GAUDREAU (b.abt. 1743, , Canada d. 2 May 1765, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. François BAILLE (BADIE) 15 February 1762 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Joseph GAUDREAU married

Ursule CHOUINARD-- Date: 15 July 1748 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 (b.8 April 1749, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Scholastique PROULX 22 May 1769 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Reine GAUDREAU (b.11 July 1752, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste MARTIN 3 February 1777 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

François GAUDREAU (b.21 February 1761, Montmagny, Canada d. , )
m. Françoise FORGET 8 October 1781 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Joseph GAUDREAU married

Marie Geneviève DUBOIS-- Date: 14 October 1765 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 (b.26 October 1766, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 April 1838, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Barbe MORIN 12 April 1785 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1712 Birth
9 December 1712
Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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.

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)

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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.

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)

1797 Death
30 August 1797
Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

He died at the age of 84.

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