flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  RIEL

  (b. 10 June 1736 Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France   d. 15 April 1795 La Prairie, Lower Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste RIEL was born 10 June 1736 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste RIEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE   and   Marie-Louise-Marguerite FRAPPIER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Louise COUTU (COTTU) (maternal)  Michel-Hilaire FRAPPIER and Marguerite LESIEGE

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Marie-Angélique BAILLARGEON 13 May 1765 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Angélique BAILLARGEON  was born 6 December 1746 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil).  Marie-Angélique died 31 January 1789 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Marie-Angélique was the child of Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON and Marie-Jeanne BAREAU.

Jean-Baptiste RIEL died 15 April 1795 in La Prairie, Lower 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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birth1736 Birth
10 June 1736
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
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.
marriage1765 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste RIEL and Marie-Angélique BAILLARGEON 13 May 1765, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 28 years old.
1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine RIEL was born 5 August 1772, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.
1773 Birth of Child
Pierre RIEL was born 25 February 1773, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1787 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise RIEL was born 19 January 1787, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 50 years old.
1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angélique BAILLARGEON died 31 January 1789, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
death1795 Death
15 April 1795
La Prairie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 58.
Added: 3/24/2021 9:51:13 AM - Updated: 12/31/2024 12:26:08 PM

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