Joseph LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Born

8 June 1738 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

3 March 1813 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

Joseph married Marguerite FORTIN 16 June 1767 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite FORTIN was born 27 December 1744 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France. Marguerite died 23 March 1804 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Julien FORTIN and Marie NAVERS .

Parents & Family of Joseph LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Parents of Joseph LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Father

Jean LECLERC

Mother

Marie-Thérèse COTE

Grandparents of Joseph LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Charles LECLERC Marguerite BAUCHER dite MORENCY

Maternal grandparents

Jean COTE dit LEFRISÉ Marie-Anne LANGLOIS dite TRAVERSY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Joseph LECLAIR (LECLERC) married

Marguerite FORTIN
Marriage date: 16 June 1767
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite FORTIN was the child of Julien FORTIN and Marie NAVERS

Children of Joseph LECLAIR (LECLERC) and Marguerite FORTIN

Julie LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre DURAND 1805 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Born: 20 March 1780, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 December 1863, Berthierville, Canada East

Married: Marie GENEREUX 7 November 1808 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1738
8 June 1738
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LECLAIR (LECLERC) and Marguerite FORTIN 16 June 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 29 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC) was born 20 March 1780, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 41 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)