Joseph-Amable ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Born

7 August 1745 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

1 July 1830 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS Louise ROBERT

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Born: 7 August 1745 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit DESMOULINS

Mother: Louise ROBERT

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) , Marie-Françoise GUÉRIN

Maternal grandparents: Andre ROBERT dit BRETON , Marie-Marguerite DANIAU (DANIA)

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Joseph-Amable married Louise BREZA dite LAFLEUR 12 April 1779 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise BREZA dite LAFLEUR was born 27 September 1758 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Louise died 21 February 1823 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Louise was the child of Louis BREZA dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Anne GIROUX.

Joseph-Amable ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) died 1 July 1830 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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Louise BREZA dite LAFLEUR
Marriage date: 12 April 1779
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Louise BREZA dite LAFLEUR was the child of Louis BREZA dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Anne GIROUX

Children of Joseph-Amable ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) and Louise BREZA dite LAFLEUR

François ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Born: 20 October 1782, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 January 1847, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Marie NADEAU 20 January 1806 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1745
7 August 1745
Montréal, 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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Amable ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) and Louise BREZA dite LAFLEUR 12 April 1779 , Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 33 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
François ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) was born 20 October 1782, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph-Amable was 37 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1806 Marriage of Child
François ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) married 20 January 1806, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie NADEAU

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