Joseph Descent Genealogy: 42 obituaries, marriages, births, burials (1695-1961)

Joseph Descent is documented in 42 historical records spanning 1695-1961 across 10 cities — including Montreal, Richmond, Tres Saint Sacrement, Tres-Saint-Sacrement, Notre-Dame du Bonsecours de l'Islet, Saint-Gabriel, Sainte-Martine, St-Gabriel Ward, Ormstown, and Ontario Ward. Sources include 8 births, 8 baptism records, 12 censuses, 12 marriage records, and 2 burial records. Discover your genealogy on MesAieux (YourFolks), one of the best platforms for ancestry research, focusing on Quebec and Canada. Trace your family tree and track the lives of individuals named Joseph Descent through these records — start uncovering your ancestors and build your complete family tree with Joseph Descent today.

Year	Type	Subject	Location	Source	Results
1695	Baptism	Joseph Descent		Vital records	1695 Baptism Joseph Descent (Vital records)
1695	Burial	Joseph Descent		Vital records	1695 Burial Joseph Descent (Vital records)
abt. 1809	Marriage	Joseph Descent & Josephte Dubuc	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1809 Marriage Joseph Descent & Josephte Dubuc Undetermined location (Vital records)
1818	Marriage	Joseph-Edouard Descent & Marie-Genevieve Taylor	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1818 Marriage Joseph-Edouard Descent & Marie-Genevieve Taylor Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
1825	Census	Joseph Dessent	Notre-Dame du Bonsecours de l'Islet (Notre-Dame du Bon-Conseil), Bas Canada	Recensement de 1825, Bas-Canada (Québec)	1825 Census Joseph Dessent Notre-Dame du Bonsecours de l'Islet (Notre-Dame du Bon-Conseil), Bas Canada (Recensement de 1825, Bas-Canada (Québec) )
1830	Baptism	Joseph Decent		Vital records	1830 Baptism Joseph Decent (Vital records)
abt. 1846	Birth	Joseph Descent	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1846 Birth Joseph Descent Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1847	Birth	Joseph Decent	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1847 Birth Joseph Decent Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1864	Birth	Joseph Dessant	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1864 Birth Joseph Dessant Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Joseph Dessant	Saint-Gabriel, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Joseph Dessant Saint-Gabriel, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Joseph Decent	Sainte-Martine, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Joseph Decent Sainte-Martine, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1885	Marriage	Joseph Descend & Marie Gagnie	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1885 Marriage Joseph Descend & Marie Gagnie Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
1891	Census	Joseph Descent	Tres-Saint-Sacrement, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Joseph Descent Tres-Saint-Sacrement, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Joseph Descent & Marie Descent	St-Gabriel Ward (Montreal), QC	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Joseph Descent & Marie Descent St-Gabriel Ward (Montreal), QC (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Joseph Descent & Philomene Descent	Tres-Saint-Sacrement, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Joseph Descent & Philomene Descent Tres-Saint-Sacrement, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1894	Marriage	Joseph Descend & Maria-Edesse David	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1894 Marriage Joseph Descend & Maria-Edesse David Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
abt. 1896	Birth	Joseph-Harace Descent	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1896 Birth Joseph-Harace Descent Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1897	Marriage	Joseph Descent & Philomene Leclerc	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1897 Marriage Joseph Descent & Philomene Leclerc Undetermined location (Vital records)
abt. 1898	Birth	Alfred-Joseph Descent	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1898 Birth Alfred-Joseph Descent Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1903	Marriage	Joseph Dessent & Angele Hamel	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1903 Marriage Joseph Dessent & Angele Hamel Undetermined location (Vital records)
abt. 1905	Birth	Joseph-Louis-Bernard Descent	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1905 Birth Joseph-Louis-Bernard Descent Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1909	Birth	Joseph-Paul-Pierre Descent	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1909 Birth Joseph-Paul-Pierre Descent Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1909	Marriage	Joseph Descent & Philomene Gougeon	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1909 Marriage Joseph Descent & Philomene Gougeon Undetermined location (Vital records)
1912	Marriage	Joseph-Philippien Descent & Florence-Margaret MC-Conville	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1912 Marriage Joseph-Philippien Descent & Florence-Margaret MC-Conville Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
1914	Marriage	Joseph Descent & Albina Belisle	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1914 Marriage Joseph Descent & Albina Belisle Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
1920	Marriage	Joseph Descent & Alberta Boursier	Ormstown, Qc	Vital records	1920 Marriage Joseph Descent & Alberta Boursier Ormstown, Qc (Vital records)
abt. 1921	Birth	Joseph-F Descent	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1921 Birth Joseph-F Descent Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1924	Baptism	Joseph-Normand-Leopold Descent	Richmond, QC	Vital records	1924 Baptism Joseph-Normand-Leopold Descent Richmond, QC (Vital records)
1927	Baptism	Joseph-Laurent-Marcel Descent	Richmond, QC	Vital records	1927 Baptism Joseph-Laurent-Marcel Descent Richmond, QC (Vital records)
1928	Marriage	Joseph Descent & Valentine Quevillon	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1928 Marriage Joseph Descent & Valentine Quevillon Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
1929	Baptism	Joseph-Ernest-Emile Descent	Richmond, QC	Vital records	1929 Baptism Joseph-Ernest-Emile Descent Richmond, QC (Vital records)
1931	Census	Joseph-F Descent	Ontario Ward, ON	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Joseph-F Descent Ontario Ward, ON (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Joseph-Harace Descent	Tres Saint Sacrement (Municipalite), QC	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Joseph-Harace Descent Tres Saint Sacrement (Municipalite), QC (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Joseph-Louis-Bernard Descent	Tres Saint Sacrement (Municipalite), QC	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Joseph-Louis-Bernard Descent Tres Saint Sacrement (Municipalite), QC (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Joseph-Paul-Pierre Descent	Tres Saint Sacrement (Municipalite), QC	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Joseph-Paul-Pierre Descent Tres Saint Sacrement (Municipalite), QC (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Alfred-Joseph Descent & Eugenie Descent	Tres Saint Sacrement (Municipalite), QC	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Alfred-Joseph Descent & Eugenie Descent Tres Saint Sacrement (Municipalite), QC (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Joseph Descent & Albina Descent	Montreal (Cite) – Saint-Gabriel Ward, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Joseph Descent & Albina Descent Montreal (Cite) – Saint-Gabriel Ward, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1933	Marriage	Joseph-Rosario Descent & Marie-Angelina-Antoinette Durocher	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1933 Marriage Joseph-Rosario Descent & Marie-Angelina-Antoinette Durocher Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
1939	Burial	Joseph-Simeon-Raymond Descent	Richmond, QC	Vital records	1939 Burial Joseph-Simeon-Raymond Descent Richmond, QC (Vital records)
1953	Baptism	Joseph-Romeo-Normand Descent	Richmond, QC	Vital records	1953 Baptism Joseph-Romeo-Normand Descent Richmond, QC (Vital records)
1957	Baptism	Joseph-Bertrand-Mario Descent	Richmond, QC	Vital records	1957 Baptism Joseph-Bertrand-Mario Descent Richmond, QC (Vital records)
1961	Baptism	Joseph-Gerard-Jocelyn Descent	Richmond, QC	Vital records	1961 Baptism Joseph-Gerard-Jocelyn Descent Richmond, QC (Vital records)

What are the most common first names in Descent family?

The most popular first names associated with the Descent surname.

Joseph	Marcel	Pierre	Laurent
Alfred	Claude	Anita	Catherine
Leandre	Lucien	Lucille	Jean
Rita	Marie	Michel	Romeo
Yvonne	Oscar	Kathleen	Melina

The most popular first names associated with the Descent surname.

Joseph	Marcel
Pierre	Laurent
Alfred	Claude
Anita	Catherine
Leandre	Lucien
Lucille	Jean
Rita	Marie
Michel	Romeo
Yvonne	Oscar
Kathleen	Melina

These percentages represent the proportion of all genealogy records with the Descent who bear each given name, based on the 230 available.

Updated: 2025-05-20

Joseph Descent: Genealogy, Obituaries, Marriages, Births

What are the most common first names in Descent family?