Jean BARRETTE

(b. 15 February 1732 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 8 December 1796 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada )

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Jean BARRETTE was born 15 February 1732 in Laval, Canada, New France

Jean BARRETTE was the child of François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Dorothee LESSARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Marie-Madeleine BELANGER (maternal) Prisque LESSARD and Marie JACOB

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

Jean married Josephe-Louise ASSELIN 18 January 1762 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephe-Louise ASSELIN was born 8 September 1745 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Josephe-Louise died 31 October 1812 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Josephe-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marie-Therese BAZIN.

Jean BARRETTE died 8 December 1796 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, 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 BARRETTE married

Josephe-Louise ASSELIN-- Date: 18 January 1762 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada
Josephe-Louise ASSELIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marie-Therese BAZIN

Children of Jean BARRETTE and Josephe-Louise ASSELIN:

Marie-Josephte BARRETTE (b.15 August 1764, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 July 1826, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada)
m. Charles PAQUET 23 April 1786 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie-Angélique BARRETTE (b.abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph PAQUET 3 February 1801 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1732 Birth
15 February 1732
Laval, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Jean BARRETTE and Josephe-Louise ASSELIN 18 January 1762, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 29 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BARRETTE was born 15 August 1764, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Jean was 32 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.