Joseph LEDUC

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abt. 1738 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

24 May 1810 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Charles LEDUC Marie-Madeleine CHAGNON

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Born: abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre-Charles LEDUC

Mother: Marie-Madeleine CHAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Charles LEDUC , Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS

Maternal grandparents: François CHAGNON dit LAROSE , Marie-Françoise FOISY

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Joseph married Marguerite FOISY dite FRENIÈRE 12 October 1761 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada . Marguerite FOISY dite FRENIÈRE was born 6 June 1741 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 2 March 1790 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marguerite BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE).

Joseph married (2) Marguerite DECELLES 30 January 1792 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Marguerite DECELLES was born 27 April 1742 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 25 January 1816 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Marguerite was the child of François DECELLES and Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE.

Joseph LEDUC died 24 May 1810 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.

m. Decelles Marguerite
m. Foisy Marguerite

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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 LEDUC married

Marguerite FOISY dite FRENIÈRE
Marriage date: 12 October 1761
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Marguerite FOISY dite FRENIÈRE was the child of Michel FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marguerite BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Joseph LEDUC married

Marguerite DECELLES
Marriage date: 30 January 1792
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marguerite DECELLES was the child of François DECELLES and Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LEDUC and Marguerite FOISY dite FRENIÈRE 12 October 1761, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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.