Jacques ROCHON

(b. 24 January 1740 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 14 April 1812 , Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )

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Jacques ROCHON was born 24 January 1740 in Laval, Canada, New France

Jacques ROCHON was the child of François ROCHON and Marie-Charlotte GINGRAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gervais ROCHON (ROCHERON) and Marie-Madeleine GUYON (maternal) Charles GINGRAS and Françoise AMYOT (AMIOT)

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

Jacques married Marie-Charlotte OUDIN dite MAYOLLE 24 January 1763 in Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Charlotte OUDIN dite MAYOLLE was born 5 February 1744 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Charlotte died 28 May 1833 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste OUDIN dit MAYOLLE and Marie-Jeanne PARENT.

Jacques ROCHON died 14 April 1812 in Sainte-Thérèse, 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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Jacques ROCHON married

Marie-Charlotte OUDIN dite MAYOLLE-- Date: 24 January 1763 Place: Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte OUDIN dite MAYOLLE was the child of Jean-Baptiste OUDIN dit MAYOLLE and Marie-Jeanne PARENT

Children of Jacques ROCHON and Marie-Charlotte OUDIN dite MAYOLLE:

Jacques ROCHON (b.12 March 1765, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 December 1827, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Anne GRIGNON 17 January 1791 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville)

Marie-Charlotte ROCHON (b.abt. 1771, , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 January 1823, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste SARRAZIN 23 August 1785 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Antoine ROCHON (b.abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie DESJARDINS 14 October 1799 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville)

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1740 Birth
24 January 1740
Laval, Canada, New France

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Jacques ROCHON and Marie-Charlotte OUDIN dite MAYOLLE 24 January 1763, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 23 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Jacques ROCHON was born 12 March 1765, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Jacques was 25 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.