Jacques MILLET

(b. 10 June 1757 , Yamachiche, Canada, New France d. 14 September 1832 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Jacques MILLET was born 10 June 1757 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Jacques MILLET was the child of Jacques MILLET and Catherine ROULEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathieu MILLET and Marie-Geneviève BANLIAC (maternal) Antoine ROULEAU and Marie ALARIE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jacques married Marie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS 9 July 1798 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS was born abt. 1775 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Pierre MESSIER and Marie-Charlotte JARRET dite BEAUREGARD.

Jacques MILLET died 14 September 1832 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Jacques MILLET married

Marie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS-- Date: 9 July 1798 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Marie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS was the child of Pierre MESSIER and Marie-Charlotte JARRET dite BEAUREGARD

Children of Jacques MILLET and Marie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS:

Rose MILLET (b.abt. 1810, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Felix LUSSIER 20 February 1827 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1757 Birth
10 June 1757
Yamachiche, Canada, New France

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.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1798 Marriage / Partner
Jacques MILLET and Marie MESSIER dite ST-FRANCOIS 9 July 1798, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 41 years old.

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

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Rose MILLET married 20 February 1827, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Felix LUSSIER

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England