Jean-Baptiste POIRE

(b. abt. 1714 , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 December 1794 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste POIRE was born abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada

Jean-Baptiste POIRE was the child of Laurent POIRÉ and Suzanne BEGIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Laurent POIRÉ and Geneviève LECLERC (maternal) Louis BEGIN and Jeanne DURAND

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite BOURASSA 3 November 1745 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BOURASSA was born 1 March 1726 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marguerite died 17 March 1791 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marguerite was the child of François BOURASSA and Marguerite JOURDAIN.

Jean-Baptiste POIRE died 12 December 1794 in Lauzon, Lévis, 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 POIRE married

Marguerite BOURASSA-- Date: 3 November 1745 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Marguerite BOURASSA was the child of François BOURASSA and Marguerite JOURDAIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste POIRE and Marguerite BOURASSA:

Marie-Josephte POIRE (b.10 September 1753, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Pierre NAULT dit LABRIE 7 January 1777 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1745 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste POIRE and Marguerite BOURASSA 3 November 1745, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte POIRE was born 10 September 1753, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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.

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte POIRE married 7 January 1777, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Pierre NAULT dit LABRIE

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