Joseph NIQUET (NIQUETTE)

Born

23 March 1752 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

27 October 1838 , Lavaltrie, Lower Canada

Joseph married Marie-Madeleine MARSAN dite LAPIERRE 9 February 1778 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine MARSAN dite LAPIERRE was born 9 March 1753 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Marie-Madeleine died 11 September 1833 in Montréal, Lower Canada . Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARSAN dit LAPIERRE and Madeleine BOURDON .

Parents & Family of Joseph NIQUET (NIQUETTE)

Parents of Joseph NIQUET (NIQUETTE)

Father

Claude-Toussaint NIQUET (NIQUETTE)

Mother

Louise RIEL dite L'IRLANDE

Grandparents of Joseph NIQUET (NIQUETTE)

Paternal grandparents

François NIQUET (NIQUETTE) Claude-Marie MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

Maternal grandparents

Jean Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE Louise COUTU (COTTU)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph NIQUET (NIQUETTE)

Joseph NIQUET (NIQUETTE) married

Marie-Madeleine MARSAN dite LAPIERRE
Marriage date: 9 February 1778
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine MARSAN dite LAPIERRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARSAN dit LAPIERRE and Madeleine BOURDON

Children of Joseph NIQUET (NIQUETTE) and Marie-Madeleine MARSAN dite LAPIERRE

Madeleine NIQUET (NIQUETTE)

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Paul BEAULAC 16 August 1819 Place: Lavaltrie, 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 — 1752
23 March 1752
Saint-François-du-Lac, 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.

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Joseph NIQUET (NIQUETTE) and Marie-Madeleine MARSAN dite LAPIERRE 9 February 1778 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 25 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)

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.

1819 Marriage of Child
Madeleine NIQUET (NIQUETTE) married 16 August 1819, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada to Paul BEAULAC

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine MARSAN dite LAPIERRE died 11 September 1833, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

Death — 1838
27 October 1838
Lavaltrie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 86.

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