Jean-Baptiste POUDRETTE

(b. 24 January 1737 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 16 May 1815 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste POUDRETTE was born 24 January 1737 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste POUDRETTE was the child of André POUTRE (POUDRETTE) dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Dorothee ÉTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Andre POUTRE dit LAVIGNE and Jeanne DESROCHES (maternal) René ÉTHIER and Marguerite-Madeleine REGEAS dite LAPRADE

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne DESROCHES 8 February 1762 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne DESROCHES was born 22 September 1732 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Anne died 20 April 1819 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROCHES and Marie-Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE.

Jean-Baptiste POUDRETTE died 16 May 1815 in Chambly, 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 POUDRETTE married

Marie-Anne DESROCHES-- Date: 8 February 1762 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada*
Marie-Anne DESROCHES was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESROCHES and Marie-Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE

Children of Jean-Baptiste POUDRETTE and Marie-Anne DESROCHES:

Marie-Dorothee POUDRETTE dite LAVIGNE (b.31 January 1763, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* d. 8 March 1793, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Charles-Ignace SENEZ dit LALIBERTÉ 9 October 1780 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE (b.23 December 1765, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 September 1814, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte DUFRESNE 9 November 1790 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE (b.22 January 1778, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 April 1845, Saint-Césaire, Canada East )
m. Charlotte BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS 10 August 1801 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)

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1737 Birth
24 January 1737
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste POUDRETTE and Marie-Anne DESROCHES 8 February 1762, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 25 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Dorothee POUDRETTE dite LAVIGNE was born 31 January 1763, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE was born 23 December 1765, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Pierre POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE was born 22 January 1778, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie-Dorothee POUDRETTE dite LAVIGNE married 9 October 1780, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Charles-Ignace SENEZ dit LALIBERTÉ

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE married 9 November 1790, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Charlotte DUFRESNE

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

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

1793 Death of Child
Marie-Dorothee POUDRETTE dite LAVIGNE died 8 March 1793, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 56 years old.

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Pierre POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE married 10 August 1801, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire) to Charlotte BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

1814 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste POUDRETTE dit LAVIGNE died 23 September 1814, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 77 years old.

1815 Death
16 May 1815
Chambly, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 78.

Added: 1/29/2020 10:35:13 AM - Updated: 1/24/2022 5:44:25 PM