Jean-Baptiste MARQUIS

(b. 7 June 1745 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 20 December 1816 , St-Patrice, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste MARQUIS was born 7 June 1745 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste MARQUIS was the child of Charles-Francois MARQUIS and Marie-Anne BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles MARQUIS and Agnes GIGUERE (maternal) Pierre BOUCHER and Marie-Anne MICHAUD

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Claire TALON 11 January 1768 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Claire TALON was born 22 March 1746 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Claire died 11 February 1816 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice). Marie-Claire was the child of Augustin TALON and Claire PEPIN dite LACHANCE.

Jean-Baptiste MARQUIS died 20 December 1816 in St-Patrice, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada.

m. Talon Marie-Claire

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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 MARQUIS married

Marie-Claire TALON-- Date: 11 January 1768 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Claire TALON was the child of Augustin TALON and Claire PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Children of Jean-Baptiste MARQUIS and Marie-Claire TALON:

Brigitte MARQUIS (b.29 August 1769, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 June 1852, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East )
m. Louis-Marie LEVESQUE 15 July 1794 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

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1745 Birth
7 June 1745
Kamouraska, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MARQUIS and Marie-Claire TALON 11 January 1768, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 22 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Brigitte MARQUIS was born 29 August 1769, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 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.