Joseph MERLOT

(b. 30 July 1725 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 14 August 1798 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )

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Joseph MERLOT was born 30 July 1725 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph MERLOT was the child of Joachim MERLOT and Jeanne MARTIN dite LANGEVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) André MERLOT LE PETIT LARAMÉE and Marie ROY (maternal) François MARTIN dit LANGEVIN and Catherine GOYER dite BELISLE

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Joseph married Marie-Reine PILON 7 January 1751 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Reine PILON was born 4 September 1734 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Reine died 1 May 1820 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Marie-Reine was the child of Pierre PILON and Anne-Jeanne DAOUST.

Joseph MERLOT died 14 August 1798 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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 MERLOT married

Marie-Reine PILON-- Date: 7 January 1751 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Reine PILON was the child of Pierre PILON and Anne-Jeanne DAOUST

Children of Joseph MERLOT and Marie-Reine PILON:

Paul MERLOT (MARLEAU) (b.2 May 1767, Ste-Anne-du-Bout-de-L'Ile, Quebec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise RAPIDEUX 21 February 1786 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Isidore MERLEAU (MERLOT) (b.13 May 1769, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Josephte RAPIDIEUX 30 January 1792 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

François MERLOT (b.31 May 1771, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Catherine ROUSSEL 23 April 1798 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

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1725 Birth
30 July 1725
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MERLOT and Marie-Reine PILON 7 January 1751, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 25 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Paul MERLOT (MARLEAU) was born 2 May 1767, Ste-Anne-du-Bout-de-L'Ile, Quebec, Canada

Joseph was 41 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Isidore MERLEAU (MERLOT) was born 13 May 1769, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Joseph was 43 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
François MERLOT was born 31 May 1771, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Joseph was 45 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.