Joseph-Marie DAOUST

(b. 24 March 1724 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 10 April 1793 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-Marie DAOUST was born 24 March 1724 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Joseph-Marie DAOUST was the child of Guillaume DAOUST and Elizabeth PILON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume DAOUST and Marie-Madeleine LALONDE (maternal) Antoine PILON and Marie-Anne BRUNET dite LETANG

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph-Marie married Catherine CHASLE 11 April 1747 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine CHASLE was born 16 March 1729 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Catherine died 15 October 1796 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Catherine was the child of Jean CHASLE dit DUHAMEL and Marie-Madeleine QUESNEL.

Joseph-Marie DAOUST died 10 April 1793 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Joseph-Marie DAOUST married

Catherine CHASLE-- Date: 11 April 1747 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Catherine CHASLE was the child of Jean CHASLE dit DUHAMEL and Marie-Madeleine QUESNEL

Children of Joseph-Marie DAOUST and Catherine CHASLE:

Marie-Josephe DAOUST (b.7 January 1754, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 1 November 1828, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )
m. René BRAZEAU 18 July 1774 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Agathe-Amable DAOUST (b.18 October 1760, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada d. 6 November 1854, Vaudreuil, Canada East )
m. Paul-Alexandre BOYER dit FONTAINE 3 February 1777 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Elisabeth DAOUST (b.13 November 1767, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. François VINET 4 April 1785 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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1724 Birth
24 March 1724
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie DAOUST and Catherine CHASLE 11 April 1747, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 23 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DAOUST was born 7 January 1754, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Joseph-Marie was 29 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Agathe-Amable DAOUST was born 18 October 1760, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Joseph-Marie was 36 years old.

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
Elisabeth DAOUST was born 13 November 1767, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Joseph-Marie was 43 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DAOUST married 18 July 1774, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to René BRAZEAU

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Agathe-Amable DAOUST married 3 February 1777, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Paul-Alexandre BOYER dit FONTAINE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth DAOUST married 4 April 1785, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to François VINET

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