Jean-Baptiste GODIN

(b. 11 August 1739 , Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 9 November 1809 , Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste GODIN was born 11 August 1739 in Portneuf, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste GODIN was the child of Jean René GODIN and Françoise Anne DUGAS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel GODIN dit CHATILLON and Andree-Angelique JEANNE dite ROBERT (maternal) Joseph DUGAS and Claire BOURG

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie Angelique BERGERON abt. 1764 in Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie Angelique BERGERON was born abt. 1743 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Angelique was the child of Michel BERGERON dit NANTES and Marie DUGAS.

Jean-Baptiste GODIN died 9 November 1809 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, 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 GODIN married

Marie Angelique BERGERON-- Date: abt. 1764 Place: , Canada
Marie Angelique BERGERON was the child of Michel BERGERON dit NANTES and Marie DUGAS

Children of Jean-Baptiste GODIN and Marie Angelique BERGERON:

François GODIN (b.abt. 1763, , Canada d. , )
m. Anastasie DAIGLE 1783 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie-Rosalie GODIN (b.20 August 1764, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre CORMIER 1780 in Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Alexandre GODIN (b.abt. 1765, , New Brunswick, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Anne CORMIER 1785

Marie Louise GODIN (b.abt. 1767, , New Brunswick, Canada d. 25 April 1787, , New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Pierre THERIAULT (THERIOT) 1785 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie Josephte GODIN (b.abt. 1768, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada d. 10 April 1816, Petit-Rocher, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Thomas Felicien ROY 11 August 1785 in Petit-Rocher, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Marie-Anne GODIN (b.2 January 1776, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 November 1851, Petit-Rocher, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Joseph ARSENAULT 25 June 1792 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

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1739 Birth
11 August 1739
Portneuf, 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Rosalie GODIN was born 20 August 1764, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GODIN was born 2 January 1776, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)