Jean-Baptiste CONTANT

(b. 21 June 1720 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 9 May 1793 , Lachenaie, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste CONTANT was born 21 June 1720 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Jean-Baptiste CONTANT was the child of Étienne CONTANT and Marie-Françoise BAZINET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne CONTANT and Anne LAÎNÉ (LAÎSNÉ) (maternal) Antoine BAZINET dit TOURBLANCHE and Françoise JANOT

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne MATHIEU 17 June 1748 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne MATHIEU was born 4 July 1722 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marie-Anne died 29 April 1791 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marie-Anne was the child of Charles MATHIEU and Marie-Catherine COTINEAU.

Jean-Baptiste CONTANT died 9 May 1793 in Lachenaie, 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.

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Jean-Baptiste CONTANT married

Marie-Anne MATHIEU-- Date: 17 June 1748 Place: Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MATHIEU was the child of Charles MATHIEU and Marie-Catherine COTINEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste CONTANT and Marie-Anne MATHIEU:

Marie-Amable CONTANT (b.24 February 1751, Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 12 October 1826, Lachenaie, Lower Canada )
m. Augustin NAVERS 29 January 1770 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Josephte CONTANT (b.6 May 1759, , Québec Province, Canada d. 26 August 1840, Lachenaie, Lower Canada )

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1720 Birth
21 June 1720
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1748 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CONTANT and Marie-Anne MATHIEU 17 June 1748 , Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

He was 28 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable CONTANT was born 24 February 1751, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte CONTANT was born 6 May 1759, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable CONTANT married 29 January 1770, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Augustin NAVERS

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.