Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU

(b. 22 July 1686 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 5 March 1773 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU was born 22 July 1686 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU was the child of Thomas ROUSSEAU and Madeleine OLIVIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Catherine ROULEAU 23 May 1712 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Catherine ROULEAU was born 6 October 1689 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Guillaume ROULEAU and Catherine DUFRESNE.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 17 November 1737 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was born 19 June 1711 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Madeleine died 25 March 1771 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Charles DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Madeleine BLANCHET.

Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU died 5 March 1773 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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 ROUSSEAU married

Catherine ROULEAU-- Date: 23 May 1712 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Catherine ROULEAU was the child of Guillaume ROULEAU and Catherine DUFRESNE

Children of Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU and Catherine ROULEAU:

Catherine ROUSSEAU (b.24 April 1714, Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 1 March 1781, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre BLANCHET 19 March 1739 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Augustin ROUSSEAU (b.abt. 1716, , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 May 1795, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Madeleine ISABEL (ISABELLE) 17 January 1746 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Ursule ROUSSEAU (b.abt. 1718, , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 December 1798, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Louis BOULAY 16 November 1744 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU (b.abt. 1720, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 April 1760, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada)
m. Genevieve VALLIERE (VALLIERES) 9 February 1751 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Antoine ROUSSEAU (b.abt. 1725, , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 June 1791, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )
m. Rose GUILLET 26 February 1759 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU married

Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD-- Date: 17 November 1737 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was the child of Charles DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Madeleine BLANCHET

Children of Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU and Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD:

Michel ROUSSEAU (b.24 March 1740, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 24 February 1815, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève MORIN 9 January 1758 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Reine ROUSSEAU (b.28 January 1744, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 16 March 1799, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Louis LASANTÉ dit PINON 26 September 1766 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Genevieve ROUSSEAU (b.28 September 1751, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 1 January 1802, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre DANEAU (DANIAU) dit LAPRISE 11 June 1770 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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1686 Birth
22 July 1686
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1712 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU and Catherine ROULEAU 23 May 1712, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 25 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Catherine ROUSSEAU was born 24 April 1714, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1737 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU and Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 17 November 1737, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 51 years old.

1739 Marriage of Child
Catherine ROUSSEAU married 19 March 1739, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Pierre BLANCHET

1740 Birth of Child
Michel ROUSSEAU was born 24 March 1740, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 53 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Reine ROUSSEAU was born 28 January 1744, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 57 years old.

1744 Marriage of Child
Ursule ROUSSEAU married 16 November 1744, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Louis BOULAY

1746 Marriage of Child
Augustin ROUSSEAU married 17 January 1746, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Marie-Madeleine ISABEL (ISABELLE)

1751 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU married 9 February 1751, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Genevieve VALLIERE (VALLIERES)

1751 Birth of Child
Genevieve ROUSSEAU was born 28 September 1751, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Jean-Baptiste was 65 years old.

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Michel ROUSSEAU married 9 January 1758, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Geneviève MORIN

1759 Marriage of Child
Antoine ROUSSEAU married 26 February 1759, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Rose GUILLET

1760 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU died 16 April 1760, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 73 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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Reine ROUSSEAU married 26 September 1766, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Louis LASANTÉ dit PINON

1770 Marriage of Child
Genevieve ROUSSEAU married 11 June 1770, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada to Pierre DANEAU (DANIAU) dit LAPRISE

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD died 25 March 1771, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

1773 Death
5 March 1773
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 86.

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