Joseph CORMIER

(b. abt. 1740 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 29 October 1815 , Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )

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Joseph CORMIER was born abt. 1740 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Joseph CORMIER was the child of Jean Baptiste CORMIER and Marie Anne THÉRIAULT dite BERNARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis CORMIER and Marie Anne LEBLANC (maternal) Jean THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) and Madeleine BOURG

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Madeleine SAVOIE abt. 1765 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine SAVOIE was born abt. 1750 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Madeleine was the child of Jean SAVOIE and Anne LANDRY.

Joseph married (2) Josephte LEBLANC abt. 1770 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte LEBLANC was born abt. 1755 in Canard, Nova Scotia, Canada (Riviere Aux Canards, Acadia). Josephte was the child of Joseph LEBLANC and Marie Josephte DAIGLE.

Joseph CORMIER died 29 October 1815 in Carleton-sur-Mer, 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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Joseph CORMIER married

Madeleine SAVOIE-- Date: abt. 1765 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada
Madeleine SAVOIE was the child of Jean SAVOIE and Anne LANDRY

Children of Joseph CORMIER and Madeleine SAVOIE:

Joseph CORMIER (b.abt. 1770, Cascapédia, Saint-Jules, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada d. 22 February 1828, Gaspé, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Elizabeth ARSENEAU 4 February 1801 in New Richmond, Québec, Canada (Sts-Anges-Gardiens-de-Cascapédiac)

Joseph CORMIER married

Josephte LEBLANC-- Date: abt. 1770 Place:
Josephte LEBLANC was the child of Joseph LEBLANC and Marie Josephte DAIGLE

Children of Joseph CORMIER and Josephte LEBLANC:

Louis CORMIER (b.abt. 1779, d. , )
m. Marie-Mathurine LEBLANC 15 November 1802 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

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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.

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

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

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Joseph CORMIER married 4 February 1801, New Richmond, Québec, Canada (Sts-Anges-Gardiens-de-Cascapédiac) to Marie-Elizabeth ARSENEAU

1802 Marriage of Child
Louis CORMIER married 15 November 1802, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer) to Marie-Mathurine LEBLANC