flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  CHEVALIER

  (b. 28 January 1736 Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France   d. 12 April 1807 Yamaska, Lower Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER was born 28 January 1736 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER was the child of Rene-Lucien CHEVALIER   and   Genevieve RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean CHEVALIER and Marguerite-Madeleine AVICE (maternal)  Pierre RICHARD and Françoise MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Marie-Anne GIGUERE 12 June 1786 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada .  Marie-Anne GIGUERE  was born 17 May 1739 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).  Marie-Anne died 4 January 1802 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).  Marie-Anne was the child of Louis GIGUERE and Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS.

Jean-Baptiste  married  (2) Agathe HÉBERT 8 November 1802 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .  Agathe HÉBERT  was born 22 May 1740 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada.  Agathe died 11 March 1808 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).  Agathe was the child of Leger HÉBERT and Marie-Charlotte CANTARA.

Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER died 12 April 1807 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER married flag female ancestor Marie-Anne GIGUERE-- Date: 12 June 1786 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne GIGUERE was the child of Louis GIGUERE and Élisabeth DEGUIRE dite DESROSIERS




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Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER married flag female ancestor Agathe HÉBERT-- Date: 8 November 1802 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Agathe HÉBERT was the child of Leger HÉBERT and Marie-Charlotte CANTARA




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birth1736 Birth
28 January 1736
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1786 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER and Marie-Anne GIGUERE 12 June 1786, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 50 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1802 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER and Agathe HÉBERT 8 November 1802, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 66 years old.
1802 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne GIGUERE died 4 January 1802, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
death1807 Death
12 April 1807
Yamaska, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 71.
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