Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE

(b. 25 June 1723 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1794 , St-Paul-de-Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE was born 25 June 1723 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE was the child of Joseph LAPORTE and Marie-Anne CASAVANT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Georges LAPORTE and Marie-Madeleine GUERTIN (maternal) Jean-Roch CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE and Jeanne CHARPENTIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Madeleine CUSSON 30 September 1743 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Madeleine CUSSON was born 6 August 1713 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Madeleine died 8 January 1775 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Nicolas CUSSON and Marie-Françoise-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE.

Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE died 23 April 1794 in St-Paul-de-Lavaltrie, Quebec, 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.

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Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE married

Marie-Madeleine CUSSON-- Date: 30 September 1743 Place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine CUSSON was the child of Nicolas CUSSON and Marie-Françoise-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

Children of Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE and Marie-Madeleine CUSSON:

Josephe LAPORTE (b.17 February 1750, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 4 July 1830, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada)
m. Jacques LEVESQUE 14 November 1768 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE (b.3 January 1753, Repentigny, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Archange LORION 18 November 1771 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marie-Desanges LAPORTE (b.abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1723 Birth
25 June 1723
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE and Marie-Madeleine CUSSON 30 September 1743, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 20 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Josephe LAPORTE was born 17 February 1750, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE was born 3 January 1753, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

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 of Child
Josephe LAPORTE married 14 November 1768, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Jacques LEVESQUE

1771 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE married 18 November 1771, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Archange LORION

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine CUSSON died 8 January 1775, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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.