Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET

(b. abt. 1770 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 February 1851 , Varennes, Canada East )

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Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET was born abt. 1770 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET was the child of Jacques CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Josette BENARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques CHOQUET and Marie-Josèphe GAUTHIER (maternal) Jean-Louis BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Josephte CHAPERON

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

Jean-Baptiste married Rosalie PETIT 19 September 1796 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rosalie PETIT was born 6 November 1775 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Rosalie was the child of François PETIT and Rosalie LUSSIER.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Amable-Louise SENECAL 4 November 1811 in Varennes, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Amable-Louise SENECAL was born abt. 1785 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Amable-Louise was the child of Michel SENÉCAL and Marie-Françoise VINCENT dite BRICAULT.

Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET died 19 February 1851 in Varennes, Canada East .
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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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Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET

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Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET married

Rosalie PETIT-- Date: 19 September 1796 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Rosalie PETIT was the child of François PETIT and Rosalie LUSSIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET and Rosalie PETIT:

Amable CHOQUET (b.12 March 1804, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 25 April 1900, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada )
m. Sophie BORDUAS 5 April 1828 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET married

Marie-Amable-Louise SENECAL-- Date: 4 November 1811 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada
Marie-Amable-Louise SENECAL was the child of Michel SENÉCAL and Marie-Françoise VINCENT dite BRICAULT

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Children of Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET and Marie-Amable-Louise SENECAL:

Lucie CHOQUET (b.7 September 1812, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 16 June 1898, Beloeil, Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU dit DENIS 21 August 1849 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1796 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET and Rosalie PETIT 19 September 1796, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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

1804 Birth of Child
Amable CHOQUET was born 12 March 1804, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1811 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET and Marie-Amable-Louise SENECAL 4 November 1811, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1812 Birth of Child
Lucie CHOQUET was born 7 September 1812, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Marriage of Child
Amable CHOQUET married 5 April 1828, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Sophie BORDUAS

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Marriage of Child
Lucie CHOQUET married 21 August 1849, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU dit DENIS