Joseph Malboeuf, dit Beausoleil (March 11, 1752 – December 27, 1823) was a farmer, blacksmith and political figure in Lower Canada

Lower Canada

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. He represented Effingham in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada

Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada

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 from 1810 to 1820. His name also appears as Joseph Malboeuf.

He was born Joseph-Maxime Malboeuf, dit Beausoleil in Sainte-Famille on the île d'Orléans

Île d'Orléans

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, the son of Joseph Malboeuf dit Beausoleil and Reine Morin. He was married twice: first to Catherine Comparet in 1776 and then to Louise Lorain in 1816. Malboeuf dit Beausoleil did not run for reelection in 1820. He died in Terrebonne

Terrebonne, Quebec

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at the age of 71.