Jean-Baptiste-Michel TURGEON

(b. 3 July 1740 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 2 December 1791 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste-Michel TURGEON was born 3 July 1740 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste-Michel TURGEON was the child of Joseph-Rene TURGEON and Marie-Anne MORIN dite BEAUSEJOUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean TURGEON and Anne-Thérèse VACHON (maternal) Jacques MORIN dit BEAUSEJOUR and Marie-Charlotte JEANNE

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

Jean-Baptiste-Michel married Elisabeth ROBERGE 7 April 1766 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth ROBERGE was born 30 October 1742 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Elisabeth died 23 May 1817 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Elisabeth was the child of Joseph ROBERGE dit LACROIX and Marie-Elisabeth COUTURE.

Jean-Baptiste-Michel TURGEON died 2 December 1791 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-Michel TURGEON married

Elisabeth ROBERGE-- Date: 7 April 1766 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth ROBERGE was the child of Joseph ROBERGE dit LACROIX and Marie-Elisabeth COUTURE

Children of Jean-Baptiste-Michel TURGEON and Elisabeth ROBERGE:

Francois TURGEON (b.8 September 1774, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 October 1840, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Cecile FAGOT 21 January 1805 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Marie-Anne TURGEON (b.21 April 1778, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 November 1826, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph CARRIER 30 January 1797 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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1740 Birth
3 July 1740
Lauzon, Lévis, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste-Michel TURGEON and Elisabeth ROBERGE 7 April 1766, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Francois TURGEON was born 8 September 1774, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jean-Baptiste-Michel was 34 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TURGEON was born 21 April 1778, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jean-Baptiste-Michel was 37 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)