Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL

(b. 21 April 1732 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 2 October 1807 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL was born 21 April 1732 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL and Charlotte FORCIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gilles BOISSEL and Angélique-Marguerite SALOIS (maternal) Joseph-Antoine FORCIER and Gertrude JOYAL

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

Jean-Baptiste married Angelique BIBEAU 15 November 1761 in Trois-Rivières, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Angelique BIBEAU was born 29 November 1742 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Angelique died 19 December 1800 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Angelique was the child of François-Xavier BIBEAU and Angélique CHEVALIER.

Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL died 2 October 1807 in Yamaska, 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 BOISSEL married

Angelique BIBEAU-- Date: 15 November 1761 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada
Angelique BIBEAU was the child of François-Xavier BIBEAU and Angélique CHEVALIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL and Angelique BIBEAU:

Marie BOISSEL (b.22 October 1770, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 April 1801, Yamaska, Lower Canada )

Joseph BOISSEL (b.23 June 1774, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 December 1852, Saint-David, Canada East )
m. Marie FORCIER 18 February 1805 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Claude BOISSEL (b.6 December 1781, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Rose ROBIDOUX 17 May 1825 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1732 Birth
21 April 1732
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BOISSEL and Angelique BIBEAU 15 November 1761, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He 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.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie BOISSEL was born 22 October 1770, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Joseph BOISSEL was born 23 June 1774, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 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.