Joseph ROBERT

Born

25 November 1752 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

27 May 1843 , La Prairie, Canada East

Joseph married Elisabeth DUPUIS 19 August 1776 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth DUPUIS was born 15 March 1760 in Québec Province, Canada. Elisabeth died 25 March 1792 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Elisabeth was the child of François DUPUIS and Marie-Elisabeth DENEAU (DENIAU) .

Parents & Family of Joseph ROBERT

Parents of Joseph ROBERT

Father

Joseph ROBERT dit LAPOMMERAYE

Mother

Marguerite LONGTIN dite JÉRÔME

Grandparents of Joseph ROBERT

Paternal grandparents

François ROBERT dit LAPOMMERAYE Marie LANCTOT

Maternal grandparents

Gabriel LONGTIN dit JÉRÔME Marie-Marguerite DENIGER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph ROBERT

Joseph ROBERT married

Elisabeth DUPUIS
Marriage date: 19 August 1776
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth DUPUIS was the child of François DUPUIS and Marie-Elisabeth DENEAU (DENIAU)

Children of Joseph ROBERT and Elisabeth DUPUIS

Isaac ROBERT

Born: 28 October 1782, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 December 1832, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine MARTIN 29 October 1804 Place: La Prairie, 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
25 November 1752
La Prairie, 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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Joseph ROBERT and Elisabeth DUPUIS 19 August 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 23 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Isaac ROBERT was born 28 October 1782, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 29 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

1792 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth DUPUIS died 25 March 1792, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage of Child
Isaac ROBERT married 29 October 1804, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Catherine MARTIN

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.

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

1832 Death of Child
Isaac ROBERT died 4 December 1832, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Joseph was 80 years old.

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

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

Death — 1843
27 May 1843
La Prairie, Canada East
He died at the age of 90.

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