Joseph BARRETTE (BARET)

Born

18 June 1715 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

16 May 1792 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

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François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE)Geneviève CLOUTIER

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Born: 18 June 1715 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE)

Mother: Geneviève CLOUTIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) , Jeanne BITOUSET (BITOUZET)

Maternal grandparents: Jean CLOUTIER , Louise BELANGER

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Joseph married Marie-Thérèse FORTIN 4 September 1741 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Thérèse FORTIN was born 22 May 1724 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Marie-Thérèse died 30 July 1794 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Julien FORTIN and Marie TREMBLAY.

Joseph BARRETTE (BARET) died 16 May 1792 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Spouse & Children of Joseph BARRETTE (BARET)

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Marie-Thérèse FORTIN
Marriage date: 4 September 1741
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Marie-Thérèse FORTIN was the child of Julien FORTIN and Marie TREMBLAY

Children of Joseph BARRETTE (BARET) and Marie-Thérèse FORTIN

Joseph BARRETTE

Born: 10 October 1741, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 28 March 1816, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Rosalie SIMARD 8 November 1773 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephte BARRETTE

Born: 8 January 1747, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 13 July 1811, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste GUILBAULT 4 October 1773 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Basile BARRETTE

Born: abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 November 1812, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite SIMARD 5 November 1782 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1715
18 June 1715
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BARRETTE (BARET) and Marie-Thérèse FORTIN 4 September 1741 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Joseph BARRETTE was born 10 October 1741, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 26 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Josephte BARRETTE was born 8 January 1747, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 31 years old.

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 of Child
Josephte BARRETTE married 4 October 1773, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste GUILBAULT

1773 Marriage of Child
Joseph BARRETTE married 8 November 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Rosalie SIMARD

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Basile BARRETTE married 5 November 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marguerite SIMARD

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