Joseph BEAUCHAMP

Born

6 November 1708 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

26 March 1779 , Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre BEAUCHAMP Angélique-Françoise LECLERC

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Born: 6 November 1708 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BEAUCHAMP

Mother: Angélique-Françoise LECLERC

Paternal grandparents: Jean BEAUCHAMP , Marie-Jeanne LOISEL (LOISELLE)

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume LECLERC , Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT

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Joseph married Marguerite VAILLANCOURT 9 January 1730 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite VAILLANCOURT was born 19 August 1709 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marguerite died August 1785 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche). Marguerite was the child of Joseph VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Charlotte MULOIN (MULOUIN).

Joseph BEAUCHAMP died 26 March 1779 in Mascouche, Province of Québec, 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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Marguerite VAILLANCOURT
Marriage date: 9 January 1730
Marriage place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Marguerite VAILLANCOURT was the child of Joseph VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Charlotte MULOIN (MULOUIN)

Children of Joseph BEAUCHAMP and Marguerite VAILLANCOURT

Agathe BEAUCHAMP

Born: 18 February 1734, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 27 December 1803, Mascouche, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph ROCHON (ROCHERON) 22 November 1751 Place: Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Marie-Marguerite BEAUCHAMP

Born: 8 September 1735, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 14 June 1807 , Terrebonne, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques THERRIEN 1 February 1751 Place: Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Marie-Josephte BEAUCHAMP

Born: 6 August 1738, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 8 August 1814, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph EMERY dit CODERRE 11 January 1768 Place: Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Michel BEAUCHAMP

Born: 5 November 1746, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 26 June 1828, Mascouche, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Amable-Josephe RENAUD 12 November 1770 Place: Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

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Birth — 1708
6 November 1708
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BEAUCHAMP and Marguerite VAILLANCOURT 9 January 1730, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

He was 21 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Agathe BEAUCHAMP was born 18 February 1734, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BEAUCHAMP was born 8 September 1735, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BEAUCHAMP was born 6 August 1738, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Michel BEAUCHAMP was born 5 November 1746, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Joseph was 38 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite BEAUCHAMP married 1 February 1751, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche) to Jacques THERRIEN

1751 Marriage of Child
Agathe BEAUCHAMP married 22 November 1751, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche) to Joseph ROCHON (ROCHERON)

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BEAUCHAMP married 11 January 1768 , Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche) to Joseph EMERY dit CODERRE

1770 Marriage of Child
Michel BEAUCHAMP married 12 November 1770, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche) to Marie-Amable-Josephe RENAUD

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.