Jean-Baptiste LAUZON

(b. 12 December 1734 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 6 August 1784 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LAUZON was born 12 December 1734 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LAUZON was the child of Paul LAUZON and Marie-Josephte CHARTRAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul LAUZON and Marie-Anne QUENNEVILLE (maternal) Pierre CHARTRAN (CHARTRAND) and Marie-Jeanne HOGUE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne TAILLEFER 9 January 1758 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne TAILLEFER was born 22 April 1730 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Marie-Anne died 4 July 1772 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre TAILLEFER and Catherine GEOFFRION.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Louise FORGET dite DESPATITS 4 October 1773 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise FORGET dite DESPATITS was born 10 December 1744 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Louise died 26 September 1791 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Louise was the child of Michel FORGET and Madeleine-Angélique MIGNERON.

Jean-Baptiste LAUZON died 6 August 1784 in Montréal, 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 LAUZON married

Marie-Anne TAILLEFER-- Date: 9 January 1758 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne TAILLEFER was the child of Pierre TAILLEFER and Catherine GEOFFRION

Children of Jean-Baptiste LAUZON and Marie-Anne TAILLEFER:

Jean-Baptiste LAUZON married

Marie-Louise FORGET dite DESPATITS-- Date: 4 October 1773 Place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise FORGET dite DESPATITS was the child of Michel FORGET and Madeleine-Angélique MIGNERON

Children of Jean-Baptiste LAUZON and Marie-Louise FORGET dite DESPATITS:

Marie LAUZON (b.abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Basile-Jahan VINCENT dit DEJEAN 14 February 1793 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1734 Birth
12 December 1734
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LAUZON and Marie-Anne TAILLEFER 9 January 1758, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 23 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.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne TAILLEFER died 4 July 1772, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1773 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LAUZON and Marie-Louise FORGET dite DESPATITS 4 October 1773, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 38 years old.

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.