Joseph LEDUC

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5 August 1723 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

9 March 1809 , Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Charles LEDUC Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS

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Born: 5 August 1723 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-Charles LEDUC

Mother: Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS

Paternal grandparents: Antoine LEDUC , Jeanne FAUCHEUX

Maternal grandparents: Pierre VIEL dit DESNOYERS , Marie-Madeleine TROTTIER

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Joseph married Madeleine LEDOUX 14 June 1745 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Madeleine LEDOUX was born 12 December 1724 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Madeleine died 12 October 1793 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Pierre LEDOUX and Madeleine CHARRON.

Joseph LEDUC died 9 March 1809 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, 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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Madeleine LEDOUX
Marriage date: 14 June 1745
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Madeleine LEDOUX was the child of Pierre LEDOUX and Madeleine CHARRON

Children of Joseph LEDUC and Madeleine LEDOUX

Joseph LEDUC

Born: 29 April 1746, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Pierre LEDUC

Born: abt. 1747, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Brigitte AMIOT (AMYOT) 1 August 1774 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine LEDUC

Born: 26 August 1748, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Louis LEDUC

Born: 6 April 1751, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 7 December 1829, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Louise TROUILLET dite LAJEUNESSE 2 October 1775 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Antoinette LEDUC

Born: 12 November 1761, Varennes, Canada
Died: 12 February 1805, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Married: François-Xavier TETREAULT 29 January 1781 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1723
5 August 1723
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LEDUC and Madeleine LEDOUX 14 June 1745 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 21 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Joseph LEDUC was born 29 April 1746, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph was 22 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEDUC was born 26 August 1748, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Louis LEDUC was born 6 April 1751, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph was 27 years old.

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

1761 Birth of Child
Antoinette LEDUC was born 12 November 1761, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph was 38 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Pierre LEDUC married 1 August 1774, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Brigitte AMIOT (AMYOT)

1775 Marriage of Child
Louis LEDUC married 2 October 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Louise TROUILLET dite LAJEUNESSE

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Antoinette LEDUC married 29 January 1781, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to François-Xavier TETREAULT

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)

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine LEDOUX died 12 October 1793, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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

1805 Death of Child
Antoinette LEDUC died 12 February 1805, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Joseph was 81 years old.

Death — 1809
9 March 1809
Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 85.

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