Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER

(b. 21 September 1769 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 July 1843 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East )

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Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER was born 21 September 1769 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER was the child of Christophe LUSSIER and Angélique DUHAMEL dite SANSFAÇON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Christophe LUSSIER and Elisabeth GUYON (DION) dite LEMOINE (maternal) Pierre DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Louise-Catherine CHAGNON

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephte GAUDET 18 June 1792 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte GAUDET was born 26 October 1775 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 29 November 1866 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of François GAUDET and Marie-Josephe BOUSQUET.

Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER died 26 July 1843 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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 LUSSIER married

Marie-Josephte GAUDET-- Date: 18 June 1792 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephte GAUDET was the child of François GAUDET and Marie-Josephe BOUSQUET

Children of Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER and Marie-Josephte GAUDET:

François-Xavier LUSSIER (b.16 November 1811, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 18 May 1877, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Magdeleine-Adeline ALLARD 7 January 1840 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1769 Birth
21 September 1769
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, 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)

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER and Marie-Josephte GAUDET 18 June 1792 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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

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

1811 Birth of Child
François-Xavier LUSSIER was born 16 November 1811, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier LUSSIER married 7 January 1840, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Magdeleine-Adeline ALLARD

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada