Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER

(b. 13 July 1723 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 27 July 1781 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER was born 13 July 1723 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER was the child of Pierre TAILLEFER and Catherine GEOFFRION and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre TAILLEFER and Jeanne HUNAULT (maternal) Jean GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) and Catherine MILLOT dite LAVAL

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Jean-Baptiste married Catherine LORRAIN 6 November 1747 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . Catherine LORRAIN was born 5 August 1726 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Catherine died 1 October 1762 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Catherine was the child of Jean-François LORRAIN and Marie-Anne LAUZON.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Catherine MIVILLE 14 February 1763 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine MIVILLE was born 2 December 1742 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Catherine died 6 November 1770 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Catherine was the child of Charles MIVILLE and Jeanne FACHE.

Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER died 27 July 1781 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada.
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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-Baptiste TAILLEFER married

Catherine LORRAIN-- Date: 6 November 1747 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Catherine LORRAIN was the child of Jean-François LORRAIN and Marie-Anne LAUZON

Children of Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER and Catherine LORRAIN:

Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER married

Catherine MIVILLE-- Date: 14 February 1763 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine MIVILLE was the child of Charles MIVILLE and Jeanne FACHE

Children of Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER and Catherine MIVILLE:

François TAILLEFER (b.5 January 1767, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Françoise CHAMPAGNE dite ANDEGRAVE 22 October 1793 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1723 Birth
13 July 1723
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER and Catherine LORRAIN 6 November 1747, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 24 years old.

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

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine LORRAIN died 1 October 1762, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER and Catherine MIVILLE 14 February 1763, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 39 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
François TAILLEFER was born 5 January 1767, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine MIVILLE died 6 November 1770, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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.