Joseph PHANEUF

Born

8 September 1770 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

1 May 1830 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Pierre PHANEUF Catherine BLAIS

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Born: 8 September 1770 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre PHANEUF

Mother: Catherine BLAIS

Paternal grandparents: Matthias Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF , Catherine CHARPENTIER

Maternal grandparents: Gabriel BLAIS , Catherine LEBEAU dite VEAU

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Joseph married Marie-Marthe DUMAS 13 February 1792 in Saint-Denis-de-la-Rivière-Chambly, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Marthe DUMAS was born 17 April 1772 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie-Marthe was the child of Pierre DUMAS and Perrine-Charlotte BOUTIN.

Joseph PHANEUF died 1 May 1830 in L'Acadie, 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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Marie-Marthe DUMAS
Marriage date: 13 February 1792
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-de-la-Rivière-Chambly, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
Marie-Marthe DUMAS was the child of Pierre DUMAS and Perrine-Charlotte BOUTIN

Children of Joseph PHANEUF and Marie-Marthe DUMAS

Laurent PHANEUF

Born: abt. 1802, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Sophie LANOUE 31 January 1842 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Scholastique PHANEUF

Born: 7 June 1804, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 10 May 1867, Stanbridge, Canada East

Married: Jean-Lambert PERRAULT 10 February 1823 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Ursule PHANEUF

Born: 27 November 1815, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Medard LANOUE 23 September 1834 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1770
8 September 1770
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PHANEUF and Marie-Marthe DUMAS 13 February 1792, Saint-Denis-de-la-Rivière-Chambly, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

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

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

1804 Birth of Child
Scholastique PHANEUF was born 7 June 1804, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Ursule PHANEUF was born 27 November 1815, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Joseph was 45 years old.

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

1823 Marriage of Child
Scholastique PHANEUF married 10 February 1823, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Jean-Lambert PERRAULT

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)