Joseph CARDIN

Born

27 January 1744 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

4 January 1805 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Pierre LOISEAU dit CARDIN FRANCOEUR Madeleine-Charles PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

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Born: 27 January 1744 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre LOISEAU dit CARDIN FRANCOEUR

Mother: Madeleine-Charles PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre LOISEAU dit FRANCOEUR , Marie HUS

Maternal grandparents: Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO) , Marie-Jeanne-Anne BRISSET

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Joseph married Genevieve DANIS 11 January 1773 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Genevieve DANIS was born 12 November 1747 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Genevieve died 21 November 1825 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Genevieve was the child of Jean-Baptiste DANIS and Geneviève GIROUX.

Joseph CARDIN died 4 January 1805 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .

m. Danis Genevieve

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Recorded occupation: cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Joseph CARDIN married

Genevieve DANIS
Marriage date: 11 January 1773
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve DANIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DANIS and Geneviève GIROUX

Children of Joseph CARDIN and Genevieve DANIS

Genevieve CARDIN

Born: 22 January 1775, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 June 1836, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre VERRIER 16 November 1795 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste CARDIN

Born: 25 November 1781, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 October 1860, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Angélique ST-GERMAIN 3 November 1807 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie-Louise CARDIN

Born: 18 December 1783, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 July 1841, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Joseph MONDOU 4 November 1806 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1744
27 January 1744
Sorel, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Joseph CARDIN and Genevieve DANIS 11 January 1773, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 28 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Genevieve CARDIN was born 22 January 1775, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph was 31 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.