Joseph DERY

(b. 2 May 1733 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 27 February 1817 , Batiscan, Lower Canada )

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Joseph DERY was born 2 May 1733 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Joseph DERY was the child of Louis-Benjamin DERY and Marie-Elisabeth GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Maurice (Sir Bourg Royal) DERY and Madeleine PHILIPPEAU (maternal) Mathurin GAGNON and Charlotte COCHON

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Joseph married Madeleine JUNEAU 2 May 1756 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . Madeleine JUNEAU was born abt. 1736 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste JOUINEAU (JUNEAU) and Marguerite BARIBEAU.

Joseph married (2) Geneviève PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY 14 January 1759 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . Geneviève PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY was born 11 March 1743 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Geneviève died 11 November 1820 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Geneviève was the child of Pierre-Jean PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY and Anne-Marguerite THOMAS.

Joseph DERY died 27 February 1817 in Batiscan, Lower Canada .

m. Juneau Madeleine
m. Papilleau Genevieve

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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 DERY married

Madeleine JUNEAU-- Date: 2 May 1756 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Madeleine JUNEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste JOUINEAU (JUNEAU) and Marguerite BARIBEAU

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Geneviève PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY-- Date: 14 January 1759 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Geneviève PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY was the child of Pierre-Jean PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY and Anne-Marguerite THOMAS

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1733 Birth
2 May 1733
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DERY and Madeleine JUNEAU 2 May 1756, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 23 years old.

1759 Marriage / Partner
Joseph DERY and Geneviève PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY 14 January 1759, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 25 years old.

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.