Jacques GUERTIN

(b. 31 January 1737 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 26 February 1815 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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Jacques GUERTIN was born 31 January 1737 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Jacques GUERTIN was the child of Gabriel GUERTIN and Françoise TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GUERTIN and Marie-Anne GIARD dite ST-MARTIN (maternal) Jacques TÉTREAU (TÉTREAULT) and Marguerite BRUNET

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

Jacques married Marguerite-Angélique CHAMBERLAND 19 October 1761 in Verchères, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite-Angélique CHAMBERLAND was born 3 May 1739 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marguerite-Angélique died 23 June 1821 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marguerite-Angélique was the child of Jean CHAMBERLAND and Marguerite-Angélique LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER.

Jacques GUERTIN died 26 February 1815 in Contrecœur, 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 GUERTIN married

Marguerite-Angélique CHAMBERLAND-- Date: 19 October 1761 Place: Verchères, Canada
Marguerite-Angélique CHAMBERLAND was the child of Jean CHAMBERLAND and Marguerite-Angélique LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER

Children of Jacques GUERTIN and Marguerite-Angélique CHAMBERLAND:

Josephte GUERTIN (b.25 April 1765, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 July 1842, Saint-Ours, Canada East )
m. Pierre-Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE 9 February 1784 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1737 Birth
31 January 1737
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Jacques GUERTIN and Marguerite-Angélique CHAMBERLAND 19 October 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 24 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Josephte GUERTIN was born 25 April 1765, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jacques 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Josephte GUERTIN married 9 February 1784, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Pierre-Joseph DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE

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

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

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