Joseph VINCENT

Born

abt. 1724 , Acadia, Canada

Died

18 December 1800 , Louiseville, Lower Canada

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Pierre VINCENT Marie GRANGER

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Born: abt. 1724 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Pierre VINCENT

Mother: Marie GRANGER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre VINCENT , Jeanne TRAHAN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GRANGER , Elisabeth Isabelle GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU)

Joseph was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Joseph married Marie Josephte DAIGLE abt. 1754 in Pisiquit, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Josephte DAIGLE was born abt. 1734 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Josephte was the child of Charles DAIGLE and Françoise DOUCET.

Joseph married (2) Jeanne BENOIT 18 April 1759 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jeanne BENOIT was born 20 April 1725 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Jeanne died 17 March 1801 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Jeanne was the child of Claude BENOIT and Jeanne HÉBERT.

Joseph VINCENT died 18 December 1800 in Louiseville, 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.
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Joseph VINCENT married

Marie Josephte DAIGLE
Marriage date: abt. 1754
Marriage place: Pisiquit, Acadia
Marie Josephte DAIGLE was the child of Charles DAIGLE and Françoise DOUCET

Children of Joseph VINCENT and Marie Josephte DAIGLE

Marguerite VINCENT

Born: abt. 1754, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 21 March 1843, L'Acadie, Canada East

Married: Joseph COMEAU 11 July 1774 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph VINCENT married

Jeanne BENOIT
Marriage date: 18 April 1759
Marriage place: Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Jeanne BENOIT was the child of Claude BENOIT and Jeanne HÉBERT

Marriage notes:

Jeanne Benoit married Joseph Vincent, son of Pierre Vincent and Marie Granger, on 18 April 1759 at Boston, MA.

Source:

Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes, p116.

Children of Joseph VINCENT and Jeanne BENOIT

Francoise VINCENT

Born: abt. 1758,
Died: 15 April 1794, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Amable BASTIEN dit VANASSE 12 November 1781 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Pierre VINCENT

Born: abt. 1762,
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE 16 April 1787 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Simon VINCENT

Born: 17 February 1765, Notre Dame de l'Assomption, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 19 March 1839, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE 16 April 1787 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Married: Angélique DUMONT 21 September 1835 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Joseph VINCENT and Jeanne BENOIT 18 April 1759, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Simon VINCENT was born 17 February 1765, Notre Dame de l'Assomption, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

1774 Marriage of Child
Marguerite VINCENT married 11 July 1774, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Joseph COMEAU

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Francoise VINCENT married 12 November 1781, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Joseph-Amable BASTIEN dit VANASSE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Pierre VINCENT married 16 April 1787, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Madeleine VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE

1787 Marriage of Child
Simon VINCENT married 16 April 1787, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Angélique VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE

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

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