Jean-Baptiste LAREAU

(b. 16 September 1770 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 August 1831 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LAREAU was born 16 September 1770 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste LAREAU was the child of Noel LAREAU and Marie-Anne MENARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel LAREAU and Marie-Agnes PILOTE (maternal) Antoine MENARD dit MONTOUR and Marie HUET dite DULUDE

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

Jean-Baptiste married Josette BRESSE 28 September 1790 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josette BRESSE was born abt. 1775 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Josette died 5 January 1837 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Josette was the child of Pierre BRESSE dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Catherine THEORET.

Jean-Baptiste LAREAU died 20 August 1831 in Chambly, 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 LAREAU married

Josette BRESSE-- Date: 28 September 1790 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Josette BRESSE was the child of Pierre BRESSE dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Catherine THEORET

Children of Jean-Baptiste LAREAU and Josette BRESSE:

Marie LAREAU (b.17 September 1794, Chambly, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Pierre ROY 18 January 1816 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1770 Birth
16 September 1770
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LAREAU and Josette BRESSE 28 September 1790, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 20 years old.

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marie LAREAU was born 17 September 1794, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

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

1816 Marriage of Child
Marie LAREAU married 18 January 1816, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Pierre ROY

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England