Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME

(b. 3 March 1737 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 10 January 1810 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME was born 3 March 1737 in Laval, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME was the child of Andre BERTHIAUME and Marie-Anne BOUVIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BERTHIAUME and Catherine FAUTEUX (maternal) Pierre BOUVIER and Marie MEUNIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE 4 February 1765 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was born 28 June 1745 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Francoise died 11 December 1825 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Francoise was the child of Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE.

Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME died 10 January 1810 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .

m. Gelinas Francoise

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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 BERTHIAUME married

Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE-- Date: 4 February 1765 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE was the child of Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE

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Children of Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME and Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE:

Francoise BERTHIAUME (b.16 November 1765, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 April 1770, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

Alexis BERTHIAUME (b.abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 September 1825, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* )

Joseph BERTHIAUME (b.abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 May 1845, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada East* )

Veronique BERTHIAUME (b.17 September 1769, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 April 1836, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* )

Augustin BERTHIAUME (b.4 April 1771, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 February 1827, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* )
m. Marie-Antoinette DEGRAIS 11 February 1793 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

Charlotte BERTHIAUME (b.10 March 1773, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 May 1840, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* )

Joseph BERTHIAUME (b.16 December 1774, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Louis BERTHIAUME (b.25 January 1777, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME (b.26 February 1779, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Antoine BERTHIAUME (b.8 February 1781, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 February 1781, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Josephte BERTHIAUME (b.28 February 1782, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 November 1866, Pointe-du-Lac, St-Maurice, Quebec, Canada)

Suzanne BERTHIAUME (b.5 February 1784, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Firmin BERTHIAUME (b.9 October 1787, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Benoit BERTHIAUME (b.13 November 1789, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 March 1836, St-Barnabé-Nord, Canada)

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1737 Birth
3 March 1737
Laval, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME and Francoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE 4 February 1765 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 27 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Francoise BERTHIAUME was born 16 November 1765, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Veronique BERTHIAUME was born 17 September 1769, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1770 Death of Child
Francoise BERTHIAUME died 9 April 1770, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Augustin BERTHIAUME was born 4 April 1771, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Charlotte BERTHIAUME was born 10 March 1773, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Joseph BERTHIAUME was born 16 December 1774, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Louis BERTHIAUME was born 25 January 1777, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERTHIAUME was born 26 February 1779, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Antoine BERTHIAUME was born 8 February 1781, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BERTHIAUME was born 28 February 1782, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Suzanne BERTHIAUME was born 5 February 1784, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Firmin BERTHIAUME was born 9 October 1787, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 50 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Benoit BERTHIAUME was born 13 November 1789, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 52 years old.

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Augustin BERTHIAUME married 11 February 1793, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac) to Marie-Antoinette DEGRAIS

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

1810 Death
10 January 1810
Yamachiche, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 72.

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