Jean-Baptiste BARRE

(b. 29 September 1723 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 20 July 1803 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BARRE was born 29 September 1723 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BARRE was the child of Louis-Jean BARRE and Marie-Josephe BESSETTE (BESSET) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean BESSETTE (BESSET) and Madeleine PLAMONDON

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Agathe LAROCQUE 29 October 1753 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Agathe LAROCQUE was born 19 April 1728 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Agathe died 11 May 1813 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Agathe was the child of Guillaume LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Catherine BOIVIN.

Jean-Baptiste BARRE died 20 July 1803 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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 BARRE married

Marie-Agathe LAROCQUE-- Date: 29 October 1753 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Marie-Agathe LAROCQUE was the child of Guillaume LAROCQUE dit FONTAINE and Jeanne-Catherine BOIVIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste BARRE and Marie-Agathe LAROCQUE:

Charles-Louis BARRE (b.11 January 1757, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 29 September 1839, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise MONTY 24 April 1780 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Felicite BARRE (b.1 September 1758, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 29 August 1816, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre LEBEAU 7 November 1774 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
m. Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE 7 January 1790 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Claire BARRE (b.9 September 1771, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Antoine MASSE 7 November 1791 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1723 Birth
29 September 1723
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BARRE and Marie-Agathe LAROCQUE 29 October 1753, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 30 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Charles-Louis BARRE was born 11 January 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Felicite BARRE was born 1 September 1758, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 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.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire BARRE was born 9 September 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 47 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Felicite BARRE married 7 November 1774, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Pierre LEBEAU

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Charles-Louis BARRE married 24 April 1780, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Marie-Louise MONTY

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Felicite BARRE married 7 January 1790, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Claire BARRE married 7 November 1791, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Antoine MASSE

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

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