Joseph-Marie BIRON

Born

7 September 1760 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada

Died

28 September 1824 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

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François-De-Sales BIRON Marie-Agathe GAUTHIER

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Born: 7 September 1760 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada

Father: François-De-Sales BIRON

Mother: Marie-Agathe GAUTHIER

Paternal grandparents: François BIRON , Jeanne-Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie GAUTHIER , Marie-Catherine HAMEL

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Joseph-Marie married Marguerite LEMAIRE 9 January 1787 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite LEMAIRE was born abt. 1765 in Canada. Marguerite was the child of François LEMAIRE and Marie-Josephte DENEVERS dite BOISVERT.

Joseph-Marie BIRON died 28 September 1824 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower 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-Marie BIRON married

Marguerite LEMAIRE
Marriage date: 9 January 1787
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marguerite LEMAIRE was the child of François LEMAIRE and Marie-Josephte DENEVERS dite BOISVERT

Children of Joseph-Marie BIRON and Marguerite LEMAIRE

Augustin BIRON

Born: 27 August 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 March 1877, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Married: Julie CHASSE 11 October 1818 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste BIRON

Born: 18 April 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 27 March 1862, Weedon, Quebec, Canada

Married: Josephte-Geneviève JANELLE 17 February 1817 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Angele BIRON

Born: 27 November 1800, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 20 October 1889, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Married: Olivier DUFAULT 27 August 1821 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1760
7 September 1760
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie BIRON and Marguerite LEMAIRE 9 January 1787, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 26 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Augustin BIRON was born 27 August 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph-Marie was 29 years old.

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

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

1795 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BIRON was born 18 April 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph-Marie was 34 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Angele BIRON was born 27 November 1800, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph-Marie was 40 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BIRON married 17 February 1817, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Josephte-Geneviève JANELLE

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Marriage of Child
Augustin BIRON married 11 October 1818, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Julie CHASSE

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage of Child
Angele BIRON married 27 August 1821, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Olivier DUFAULT