Jean-Baptiste RUEL

(b. 6 March 1763 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 February 1843 , Saint-Henri, Canada East )

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Jean-Baptiste RUEL was born 6 March 1763 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste RUEL was the child of Ignace RUEL and Elisabeth PAQUET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace RUEL and Geneviève ROY (maternal) Antoine PAQUET dit LAVALLEE and Genevieve PAULET

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Barbe ASSELIN 17 January 1785 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Barbe ASSELIN was born 26 April 1765 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marie-Barbe was the child of François ASSELIN and Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE.

Jean-Baptiste RUEL died 26 February 1843 in Saint-Henri, Canada East .
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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 RUEL married

Marie-Barbe ASSELIN-- Date: 17 January 1785 Place: Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Barbe ASSELIN was the child of François ASSELIN and Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

Children of Jean-Baptiste RUEL and Marie-Barbe ASSELIN:

Marie-Anne RUEL (b.3 August 1789, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Louis PLANTE 8 September 1812 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1763 Birth
6 March 1763
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste RUEL and Marie-Barbe ASSELIN 17 January 1785, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RUEL was born 3 August 1789, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 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)

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne RUEL married 8 September 1812, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Louis PLANTE

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