Jean LECLERC

(b. 16 December 1728 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 28 January 1776 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean LECLERC was born 16 December 1728 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jean LECLERC was the child of Jean LECLERC and Marie-Madeleine GOSSELIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LECLERC and Elisabeth-Isabelle RONDEAU (maternal) Ignace GOSSELIN and Marie-Anne RATTÉ

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Jean married Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE 1 August 1763 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 23 March 1739 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie died 6 September 1819 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie was the child of Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Madeleine BAILLARGEON.

Jean LECLERC died 28 January 1776 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, 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 LECLERC married

Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE-- Date: 1 August 1763 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE was the child of Francois AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Madeleine BAILLARGEON

Children of Jean LECLERC and Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE:

Marie-Anne LECLERC (b.23 August 1769, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 May 1836, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine-Michel TREMBLAY 5 October 1789 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gertrude LECLERC (b.18 September 1774, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 August 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Augustin BOIVIN 16 October 1797 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1728 Birth
16 December 1728
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Jean LECLERC and Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE 1 August 1763, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 34 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LECLERC was born 23 August 1769, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean was 40 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Gertrude LECLERC was born 18 September 1774, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean was 45 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.