flag male ancestor  Jean Baptiste  CAMPEAU

  (b. 4 August 1711 Montréal, Canada, New France   d. 12 June 1783 Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) )  

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Jean Baptiste CAMPEAU was born 4 August 1711 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean Baptiste CAMPEAU was the child of Jacques CAMPEAU   and   Jeanne-Cecile CATIN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Étienne CAMPEAU and Catherine PAULE (maternal)  Henri-Nicolas CATIN and Jeanne BROSSARD

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Jean Baptiste  married  Catherine PERTHUIS 27 January 1737 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan) .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine PERTHUIS  was born abt. 1718 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).  Catherine died 20 February 1763 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.  Catherine was the child of Pierre PERTHUIS and Marie-Catherine MALLET.

Jean Baptiste CAMPEAU died 12 June 1783 in Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan).
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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.

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Jean Baptiste CAMPEAU married flag female ancestor Catherine PERTHUIS-- Date: 27 January 1737 Place: Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)
Catherine PERTHUIS was the child of Pierre PERTHUIS and Marie-Catherine MALLET


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birth1711 Birth
4 August 1711
Montréal, Canada, New France
marriage1737 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste CAMPEAU and Catherine PERTHUIS 27 January 1737, Detroit, Michigan, USA

He was 25 years old.
1737 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste CAMPEAU was born 19 October 1737, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Jean Baptiste was 26 years old.
1763 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine PERTHUIS died 20 February 1763, Detroit, Michigan, USA
marriage1764 Marriage of Child
Jean Baptiste CAMPEAU married 5 March 1764, Detroit, Michigan, USA to Marie Catherine BOYER
marriage1768 Marriage of Child
Hippolyte CAMPEAU married April 1768, Detroit, Michigan, USA to Marie Anne PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS
death1783 Death
12 June 1783
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

He died at the age of 71.
Added: 1/15/2020 2:37:08 PM - Updated: 9/3/2020 9:06:47 AM

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