Jean-Francois JOLET

(b. 29 April 1725 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 15 November 1807 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Francois JOLET was born 29 April 1725 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Jean-Francois JOLET was the child of Louis JOLET and Jeanne-Ursule GELY (GELLY) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Pierre JOLET and Marguerite MARTIN (maternal) Jean GELY dit LAVERDURE and Ursule-Madeleine TURBAR (TURBAL)

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

Jean-Francois married Marie-Josephte GUIMOND 21 January 1754 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte GUIMOND was born 19 March 1738 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Josephte died 22 November 1793 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Marie-Josephte was the child of Joseph-François GUIMOND and Ursule GAMACHE.

Jean-Francois JOLET died 15 November 1807 in Maskinongé, 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-Francois JOLET married

Marie-Josephte GUIMOND-- Date: 21 January 1754 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte GUIMOND was the child of Joseph-François GUIMOND and Ursule GAMACHE

Children of Jean-Francois JOLET and Marie-Josephte GUIMOND:

Jean-Francois JOLET (b.30 January 1755, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 31 August 1814, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Agnes DAUPHIN 9 February 1789 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Luc JOLET (b.10 October 1756, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 10 August 1814, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Felicite PHILIBERT 1 August 1785 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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1725 Birth
29 April 1725
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Francois JOLET and Marie-Josephte GUIMOND 21 January 1754 , Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 28 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois JOLET was born 30 January 1755, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Jean-Francois was 29 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Luc JOLET was born 10 October 1756, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Jean-Francois was 31 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.

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.