flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  MERCIER

  (b. 8 January 1757 Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France   d. 1 April 1840 St-Jean-Dorchester, Quebec, Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste MERCIER was born 8 January 1757 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste MERCIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste MERCIER   and   Marie-Anne ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Pascal MERCIER and Madeleine BOUCHER (maternal)  François-Marc ROY and Marie-Anne FORTIER

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Marie-Marguerite BOURDEAU 4 August 1783 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite BOURDEAU  was born 19 July 1768 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Marie-Marguerite died 4 December 1799 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie).  Marie-Marguerite was the child of Laurent BOURDEAU and Marie-Josephte MONBLEAU (MAUBLOT).

Jean-Baptiste MERCIER died 1 April 1840 in St-Jean-Dorchester, Quebec, Canada.
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Did You Know? 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 MERCIER married flag female ancestor Marie-Marguerite BOURDEAU-- Date: 4 August 1783  Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite BOURDEAU was the child of Laurent BOURDEAU and Marie-Josephte MONBLEAU (MAUBLOT)




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birth1757 Birth
8 January 1757
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1783 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MERCIER and Marie-Marguerite BOURDEAU 4 August 1783 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 years old.
1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Ursule MERCIER was born 7 August 1786, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1799 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Marguerite BOURDEAU died 4 December 1799, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
marriage1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Ursule MERCIER married 10 February 1800, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to François LAFAILLE
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
death1840 Death
1 April 1840
St-Jean-Dorchester, Quebec, Canada

He died at the age of 83.
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