Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU

(b. 14 July 1755 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 24 May 1837 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU was born 14 July 1755 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU and Catherine ROULEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU and Marie-Anne DUPONT (maternal) Guillaume ROULEAU and Cécile GODIN

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Jean-Baptiste married Reine BLAIS 14 October 1783 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . Reine BLAIS was born 6 January 1766 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Reine died 29 July 1785 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Reine was the child of Joseph-Marie BLAIS and Marie-Charlotte LEBLONDE (LEBLOND).

Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU died 24 May 1837 in Saint-François-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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Reine BLAIS-- Date: 14 October 1783 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Reine BLAIS was the child of Joseph-Marie BLAIS and Marie-Charlotte LEBLONDE (LEBLOND)

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1755 Birth
14 July 1755
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MARTINEAU and Reine BLAIS 14 October 1783, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death of Spouse/Partner
Reine BLAIS died 29 July 1785, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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

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

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

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