Joseph LETOURNEAU

Born

29 July 1743 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

14 October 1823 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Bernard LÉTOURNEAU Marie-Angélique BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER)

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Born: 29 July 1743 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Bernard LÉTOURNEAU

Mother: Marie-Angélique BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER)

Paternal grandparents: Bernard LÉTOURNEAU , Hélène PAQUET

Maternal grandparents: Antoine BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER) (BOUTILLIER) , Marie-Louise GOYAU

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Joseph married Madeleine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE 16 October 1769 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was born 30 November 1749 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Madeleine died 4 September 1776 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Madeleine was the child of Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Madeleine BOURDON.

Joseph married (2) Louise GOGUET (GOYETTE) 7 July 1794 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Louise GOGUET (GOYETTE) was born 15 October 1740 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Louise died 7 September 1822 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Louise was the child of François-Claude GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Louise LAFOREST (LEFORT).

Joseph LETOURNEAU died 14 October 1823 in Chambly, 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 LETOURNEAU married

Madeleine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE
Marriage date: 16 October 1769
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Madeleine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Joseph ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Madeleine BOURDON

Children of Joseph LETOURNEAU and Madeleine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

Joseph LETOURNEAU

Born: 10 August 1771, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 May 1840, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte BEIQUE dite LAFLEUR 8 February 1796 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph LETOURNEAU married

Louise GOGUET (GOYETTE)
Marriage date: 7 July 1794
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Louise GOGUET (GOYETTE) was the child of François-Claude GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Louise LAFOREST (LEFORT)

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Birth — 1743
29 July 1743
Chambly, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LETOURNEAU and Madeleine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE 16 October 1769, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 26 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Joseph LETOURNEAU was born 10 August 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph was 28 years old.

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.

1776 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE died 4 September 1776, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LETOURNEAU and Louise GOGUET (GOYETTE) 7 July 1794, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

He was 50 years old.

1796 Marriage of Child
Joseph LETOURNEAU married 8 February 1796, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Josephte BEIQUE dite LAFLEUR

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

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

1822 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise GOGUET (GOYETTE) died 7 September 1822, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Death — 1823
14 October 1823
Chambly, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 80.

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