Joseph GALARNEAU

Born

25 March 1734 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Died

14 October 1808 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Joseph married Josephe GIGNAC 14 May 1764 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephe GIGNAC was born 25 May 1743 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . Josephe died 11 August 1809 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada . Josephe was the child of Pierre GIGNAC and Brigitte PETIT .

Parents & Family of Joseph GALARNEAU

Parents of Joseph GALARNEAU

Father

Philippe-Joseph GALARNEAU

Mother

Marie-Anne-Madeleine PINEL

Grandparents of Joseph GALARNEAU

Paternal grandparents

Charles GALARNEAU Jeanne-Geneviève GRESLON dite LAFONTAINE

Maternal grandparents

Jean PINEL Romaine CONSTANTINEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph GALARNEAU

Joseph GALARNEAU married

Josephe GIGNAC
Marriage date: 14 May 1764
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephe GIGNAC was the child of Pierre GIGNAC and Brigitte PETIT

Children of Joseph GALARNEAU and Josephe GIGNAC

Jean-Francois GALARNEAU

Born: 14 April 1767, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 August 1840, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique BRIERE 19 April 1796 Place: Cap-Santé, 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 — 1734
25 March 1734
Cap-Santé, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GALARNEAU and Josephe GIGNAC 14 May 1764, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 30 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois GALARNEAU was born 14 April 1767, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph was 33 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.