Jean MERCIER

(b. abt. 1686 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 13 July 1764 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean MERCIER was born abt. 1686 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Jean MERCIER was the child of Pascal MERCIER and Anne CLOUTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien MERCIER and Marie POULIN (POULAIN) (maternal) Jean CLOUTIER (CLOUSTIER) and Marie-Josephe-Anne MARTIN

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Jean married Catherine CARON 16 January 1714 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . Catherine CARON was born abt. 1694 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine was the child of Pierre CARON and Geneviève MAHEU.

Jean married (2) Geneviève ASSELIN 4 November 1715 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Geneviève ASSELIN was born 29 June 1700 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Geneviève died 16 October 1763 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Geneviève was the child of Thomas ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Geneviève LECLERC.

Jean MERCIER died 13 July 1764 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Catherine Caron
m. Genevieve Asselin

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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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Jean MERCIER married

Catherine CARON-- Date: 16 January 1714 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Catherine CARON was the child of Pierre CARON and Geneviève MAHEU

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Jean MERCIER married

Geneviève ASSELIN-- Date: 4 November 1715 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Geneviève ASSELIN was the child of Thomas ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Geneviève LECLERC

Children of Jean MERCIER and Geneviève ASSELIN:

Pascal MERCIER (b.26 April 1718, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. , )

Jean-Baptiste MERCIER (b.14 December 1724, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph-Louis MERCIER (b.28 December 1726, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 13 April 1799, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )

Francois MERCIER (b.12 February 1731, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 16 June 1797, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )
m. Agathe BLONDEAU 20 February 1754 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Nicolas MERCIER (b.19 January 1733, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. , )

Pierre-Joseph MERCIER (b.29 December 1738, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 12 June 1778, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Cecile COUTURE 4 February 1760 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1714 Marriage / Partner
Jean MERCIER and Catherine CARON 16 January 1714, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1715 Marriage / Partner
Jean MERCIER and Geneviève ASSELIN 4 November 1715 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Birth of Child
Pascal MERCIER was born 26 April 1718, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1724 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MERCIER was born 14 December 1724, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1726 Birth of Child
Joseph-Louis MERCIER was born 28 December 1726, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1731 Birth of Child
Francois MERCIER was born 12 February 1731, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1733 Birth of Child
Nicolas MERCIER was born 19 January 1733, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1738 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph MERCIER was born 29 December 1738, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Francois MERCIER married 20 February 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Agathe BLONDEAU

1760 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Joseph MERCIER married 4 February 1760 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Cecile COUTURE

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.