flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  LEGRAS

  (b. 8 April 1705 Montréal, Canada, New France   d. 17 November 1768 Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste LEGRAS was born 8 April 1705 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LEGRAS was the child of Jean LEGRAS   and   Marie PHILIPPE and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Laurent PHILIPPE dit LAFONTAINE and Charlotte GIGUERE

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Marie-Genevieve GAMELIN 11 January 1733 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France .  Marie-Genevieve GAMELIN  was born 14 July 1711 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Genevieve died 4 August 1789 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville).  Marie-Genevieve was the child of Pierre GAMELIN dit CHATEAUVIEUX and Marie-Jeanne MAUGRAS.

Jean-Baptiste LEGRAS died 17 November 1768 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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 LEGRAS married flag female ancestor Marie-Genevieve GAMELIN-- Date: 11 January 1733 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Marie-Genevieve GAMELIN was the child of Pierre GAMELIN dit CHATEAUVIEUX and Marie-Jeanne MAUGRAS




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birth1705 Birth
8 April 1705
Montréal, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1733 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEGRAS and Marie-Genevieve GAMELIN 11 January 1733, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
death1768 Death
17 November 1768
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 63.
Added: 9/11/2020 9:58:17 AM - Updated: 9/11/2020 9:58:51 AM

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