Joseph Badeaux (25 September 1777 – 12 September 1835) was the son of Jean-Baptiste Badeaux and, in 1792, he began articling to become a

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. His clerkship was with his brother Antoine-Isidore, who, like their father, was of the notarial profession. He was commissioned to practise in 1798. His practice quickly became successful and Joseph rose to prominence in his home town of

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and also rose through the militia. He was a captain during the

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and reached the rank of major in 1822. He was also active in politics and served a number of terms as a member of the Lower Canada House of Assembly starting in 1808. His second wife, Geneviève, was the daughter of judge Michel-Amable Berthelot Dartigny.

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* * 1777 births 1835 deaths Pre-Confederation Quebec people Canadian people of the War of 1812 Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada Canadian notaries {{Canada-law-bio-stub