Joseph-Blaise ROUSSEAU

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1 February 1701 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

4 April 1775 , Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada

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Martin ROUSSEAU Elisabeth THIBAULT

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Born: 1 February 1701 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Martin ROUSSEAU

Mother: Elisabeth THIBAULT

Paternal grandparents: Thomas ROUSSEAU , Madeleine OLIVIER

Maternal grandparents: François-Louis THIBEAULT (THIBAULT) (THIBEAU) , Elisabeth-Agnes LEFEBVRE

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Joseph-Blaise married Marguerite LAMOTHE 6 April 1733 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite LAMOTHE was born 18 June 1707 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite died 8 March 1745 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite was the child of Jean DELAMOTHE and Anne BRUNEAU.

Joseph-Blaise ROUSSEAU died 4 April 1775 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, 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
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Joseph-Blaise ROUSSEAU married

Marguerite LAMOTHE
Marriage date: 6 April 1733
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marguerite LAMOTHE was the child of Jean DELAMOTHE and Anne BRUNEAU

Children of Joseph-Blaise ROUSSEAU and Marguerite LAMOTHE

Marguerite ROUSSEAU

Born: 7 May 1734, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 26 December 1814, Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-François DEGUISE dit FLAMAND 2 May 1752 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Married: Laurent BOURDELAIS dit BRÊME 24 January 1785 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne ROUSSEAU

Born: 17 July 1735, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 28 December 1798, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Vincent JANSON dit LAPALME 22 November 1756 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre ROUSSEAU

Born: 24 July 1736, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Therese DEGRE 24 April 1759 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU

Born: 29 August 1738, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 21 August 1817, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise SARAULT (SARRAULT) dite LAVIOLETTE 22 November 1762 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1701
1 February 1701
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Blaise ROUSSEAU and Marguerite LAMOTHE 6 April 1733, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 32 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROUSSEAU was born 7 May 1734, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph-Blaise was 33 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ROUSSEAU was born 17 July 1735, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph-Blaise was 34 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Pierre ROUSSEAU was born 24 July 1736, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph-Blaise was 35 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU was born 29 August 1738, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph-Blaise was 37 years old.

1745 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite LAMOTHE died 8 March 1745, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1752 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ROUSSEAU married 2 May 1752 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jean-François DEGUISE dit FLAMAND

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne ROUSSEAU married 22 November 1756, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Vincent JANSON dit LAPALME

1759 Marriage of Child
Pierre ROUSSEAU married 24 April 1759, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Therese DEGRE

1762 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU married 22 November 1762 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Marie-Louise SARAULT (SARRAULT) dite LAVIOLETTE

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.

Death — 1775
4 April 1775
Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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