Jean-Baptiste CARON

(b. 30 November 1740 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 18 August 1801 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste CARON was born 30 November 1740 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste CARON was the child of Augustin CARON and Marie-Josephe PEPIN dite LACHANCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert CARON and Marguerite CLOUTIER (maternal) Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Madeleine FONTAINE

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Geneviève LESSARD 14 November 1763 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Geneviève LESSARD was born 27 January 1743 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Geneviève died 14 April 1793 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Marie-Geneviève was the child of Bonaventure LESSARD and Elisabeth PARE.

Jean-Baptiste CARON died 18 August 1801 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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 CARON married

Marie-Geneviève LESSARD-- Date: 14 November 1763 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Geneviève LESSARD was the child of Bonaventure LESSARD and Elisabeth PARE

Children of Jean-Baptiste CARON and Marie-Geneviève LESSARD:

Louis CARON (b.10 September 1779, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 June 1827, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise DOSTIE 28 September 1803 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Marguerite CARON (b.14 October 1786, Beauceville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 March 1859, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Pierre GRONDIN 23 January 1804 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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1740 Birth
30 November 1740
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CARON and Marie-Geneviève LESSARD 14 November 1763, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 22 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.

1779 Birth of Child
Louis CARON was born 10 September 1779, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Marguerite CARON was born 14 October 1786, Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.

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

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