Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET

(b. abt. 1729 , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 December 1792 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET was born abt. 1729 in Québec Province, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET was the child of Louis BLANCHET and Angélique JOLY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BLANCHET and Marie FOURNIER (maternal) Vital JOLY and Marie JINCHEREAU

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Genevieve DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 4 November 1760 in Montmagny, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Genevieve DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was born 29 July 1743 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Genevieve died 17 February 1784 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie-Genevieve was the child of Philippe DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Helene MARANDA.

Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET died 3 December 1792 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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 BLANCHET married

Marie-Genevieve DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD-- Date: 4 November 1760 Place: Montmagny, Canada
Marie-Genevieve DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was the child of Philippe DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Helene MARANDA

Children of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Marie-Genevieve DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD:

Genevieve BLANCHET (b.31 July 1763, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 October 1786, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Andre BLAIS 6 November 1781 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Roger BLANCHET (b.20 July 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 April 1848, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East)
m. Louis BLAIS 10 August 1784 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Pelagie BLANCHET (b.9 May 1768, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 February 1846, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East)

Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET (b.abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Angelique BLANCHET (b.7 November 1771, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 August 1794, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

Joseph-Marie BLANCHET (b.18 August 1774, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Euphronsine CLOUTIER 11 June 1793 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Andre BLANCHET (b.25 May 1780, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 February 1848, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada East)

Francois BLANCHET (b.abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Marie-Genevieve DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 4 November 1760 , Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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 Birth of Child
Genevieve BLANCHET was born 31 July 1763, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Roger BLANCHET was born 20 July 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1768 Birth of Child
Pelagie BLANCHET was born 9 May 1768, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1771 Birth of Child
Angelique BLANCHET was born 7 November 1771, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1774 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BLANCHET was born 18 August 1774, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.