Joseph BOYER

(b. 21 September 1714 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 13 June 1797 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BOYER was born 21 September 1714 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Joseph BOYER was the child of Antoine-Jacques BOYER and Marie PERRAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles BOYER and Marguerite TENARD (maternal) Pierre PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE and Denise LEMAITRE

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Joseph married Marie-Angélique ROY 4 February 1737 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Angélique ROY was born abt. 1717 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Angélique died 11 February 1738 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Angélique was the child of Pierre ROY and Marie-Angélique FAYE dite LAFAYETTE (LAFAILLE).

Joseph married (2) Marie-Michelle LAMARQUE dite SANSOUCY 21 October 1743 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Michelle LAMARQUE dite SANSOUCY was born abt. 1715 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Michelle was the child of Pierre LAMARQUE dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Madeleine DELISLE.

Joseph BOYER died 13 June 1797 in La Prairie, 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 BOYER married

Marie-Angélique ROY-- Date: 4 February 1737 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Angélique ROY was the child of Pierre ROY and Marie-Angélique FAYE dite LAFAYETTE (LAFAILLE)

Children of Joseph BOYER and Marie-Angélique ROY:

Angélique BOYER (b.6 February 1738, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 29 September 1780, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Rene-Amable LONGTIN 19 January 1761 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph BOYER married

Marie-Michelle LAMARQUE dite SANSOUCY-- Date: 21 October 1743 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Michelle LAMARQUE dite SANSOUCY was the child of Pierre LAMARQUE dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Madeleine DELISLE

Children of Joseph BOYER and Marie-Michelle LAMARQUE dite SANSOUCY:

Marguerite-Louise BOYER (b.25 August 1748, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph ROUSSEAU 6 August 1770 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1714 Birth
21 September 1714
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1737 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOYER and Marie-Angélique ROY 4 February 1737 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 22 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Angélique BOYER was born 6 February 1738, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 23 years old.

1738 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angélique ROY died 11 February 1738, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1743 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BOYER and Marie-Michelle LAMARQUE dite SANSOUCY 21 October 1743, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 29 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Louise BOYER was born 25 August 1748, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 33 years old.

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Angélique BOYER married 19 January 1761, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Rene-Amable LONGTIN

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Louise BOYER married 6 August 1770, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Joseph ROUSSEAU

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.

1780 Death of Child
Angélique BOYER died 29 September 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 66 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)

1797 Death
13 June 1797
La Prairie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 82.

Added: 1/21/2016 12:15:26 PM - Updated: 12/17/2023 3:56:59 PM