Joseph-Marie GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR

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15 August 1750 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

21 November 1834 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Louis-Joseph GODEFROY DE TONNANCOURT Louise CARREROT dite PAREROUL

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Born: 15 August 1750 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Louis-Joseph GODEFROY DE TONNANCOURT

Mother: Louise CARREROT dite PAREROUL

Paternal grandparents: René GODEFROY, SIEUR DE TONNANCOUR , Marguerite AMEAU

Maternal grandparents: Pierre Andre CARREROT dit PAREROUL , Marie-Josephe CHERON

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Joseph-Marie married Marie-Catherine-Agnes PELISSIER 27 August 1785 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine-Agnes PELISSIER was born 19 January 1770 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Catherine-Agnes died 29 January 1811 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Catherine-Agnes was the child of Pierre PELISSIER dit LAFEUILLADE and Marie-Anne BROUILLARD.

Joseph-Marie GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR died 21 November 1834 in Yamaska, 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 GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR married

Marie-Catherine-Agnes PELISSIER
Marriage date: 27 August 1785
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Catherine-Agnes PELISSIER was the child of Pierre PELISSIER dit LAFEUILLADE and Marie-Anne BROUILLARD

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Louis-Joseph GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR

Born: 1 April 1799, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 14 July 1834, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE 4 February 1828 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1750
15 August 1750
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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

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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR and Marie-Catherine-Agnes PELISSIER 27 August 1785, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 35 years old.

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

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

1799 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR was born 1 April 1799, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph-Marie was 48 years old.

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

1811 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Catherine-Agnes PELISSIER died 29 January 1811, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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

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

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Marriage of Child
Louis-Joseph GODEFROY DE TONNANCOUR married 4 February 1828, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie FOURQUIN dite LEVEILLE

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1834
21 November 1834
Yamaska, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 84.

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