Jean-Baptiste LABRECQUE

(b. 11 September 1698 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 24 July 1776 , Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LABRECQUE was born 11 September 1698 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LABRECQUE was the child of Mathurin LABRECQUE and Marie-Marthe LEMIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LABRECQUE and Jeanne CHOTARD (maternal) Gabriel LEMIEUX and Marthe BEAUREGARD

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Jean-Baptiste married Louise BOISSEL 5 August 1727 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise BOISSEL was born 17 November 1709 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Louise died 15 April 1782 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Louise was the child of Pierre-Noel BOISSEL and Louise GESSERON.

Jean-Baptiste LABRECQUE died 24 July 1776 in Beaumont, Province of Québec, 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 LABRECQUE married

Louise BOISSEL-- Date: 5 August 1727 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Louise BOISSEL was the child of Pierre-Noel BOISSEL and Louise GESSERON

Children of Jean-Baptiste LABRECQUE and Louise BOISSEL:

Louise LABRECQUE (b.30 May 1728, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 6 August 1789, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Joseph POULIOT 23 July 1781 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Charles LABRECQUE (b.29 June 1740, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 7 April 1802, Beaumont, Lower Canada )
m. Marie FOURNIER 13 July 1772 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1698 Birth
11 September 1698
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1727 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LABRECQUE and Louise BOISSEL 5 August 1727, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 28 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Louise LABRECQUE was born 30 May 1728, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Charles LABRECQUE was born 29 June 1740, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

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

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Charles LABRECQUE married 13 July 1772 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie FOURNIER

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.