Jean-Baptiste LEGARE

(b. 18 August 1740 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1822 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LEGARE was born 18 August 1740 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LEGARE was the child of Joseph LEGARE and Marie-Suzanne DERY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas LEGARE and Anne DUPRÉ (maternal) Maurice DERY (D'HERY) and Madeleine PHILIPPEAU

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Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite PLAMONDON 22 November 1763 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite PLAMONDON was born 25 September 1744 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marguerite was the child of Ignace PLAMONDON and Therese DROLET.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Louise GAUVIN 9 February 1778 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise GAUVIN was born 8 March 1756 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marie-Louise died 10 June 1782 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marie-Louise was the child of Ignace GAUVIN and Elisabeth OUVRARD dite LAPIERRE.

Jean-Baptiste married (3) Thérèse-Brigitte ALAIN 10 February 1784 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada . Thérèse-Brigitte ALAIN was born 5 February 1742 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Thérèse-Brigitte died 9 March 1806 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Thérèse-Brigitte was the child of Joseph ALAIN and Thérèse CONSTANTIN.

Jean-Baptiste LEGARE died 25 March 1822 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada .

m. Alain Therese-Brigitte
m. Gauvin Marie-Louise
m. Plamondon Marguerite

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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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Marguerite PLAMONDON-- Date: 22 November 1763 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite PLAMONDON was the child of Ignace PLAMONDON and Therese DROLET

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Marie-Louise GAUVIN-- Date: 9 February 1778 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise GAUVIN was the child of Ignace GAUVIN and Elisabeth OUVRARD dite LAPIERRE

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Thérèse-Brigitte ALAIN-- Date: 10 February 1784 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Thérèse-Brigitte ALAIN was the child of Joseph ALAIN and Thérèse CONSTANTIN

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1740 Birth
18 August 1740
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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

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 LEGARE and Marguerite PLAMONDON 22 November 1763, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

He was 23 years old.

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEGARE and Marie-Louise GAUVIN 9 February 1778, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

He was 37 years old.

1782 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise GAUVIN died 10 June 1782, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEGARE and Thérèse-Brigitte ALAIN 10 February 1784, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

He was 43 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1806 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thérèse-Brigitte ALAIN died 9 March 1806, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Death
25 March 1822
L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 81.

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