Jean-Baptiste CHORET (CHAREST)

(b. 13 December 1724 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 28 February 1782 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste CHORET (CHAREST) was born 13 December 1724 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste CHORET (CHAREST) was the child of Jacques CHORET and Marie-Madeleine CHRETIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CHORET and Marie-Anne BAUGIS (maternal) Jean-Charles CHRETIEN and Marguerite ROY

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

Jean-Baptiste married Angelique-Genevieve MAGNAN 19 August 1754 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angelique-Genevieve MAGNAN was born 15 November 1734 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Angelique-Genevieve died 28 July 1774 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Angelique-Genevieve was the child of Michel MAGNAN and Angélique LEFRANCOIS.

Jean-Baptiste CHORET (CHAREST) died 28 February 1782 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, 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 CHORET (CHAREST) married

Angelique-Genevieve MAGNAN-- Date: 19 August 1754 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Angelique-Genevieve MAGNAN was the child of Michel MAGNAN and Angélique LEFRANCOIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste CHORET (CHAREST) and Angelique-Genevieve MAGNAN:

Charles CHORET (CHAREST) (b.27 December 1762, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Victoire HOTTE 2 February 1789 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte CHORET (CHAREST) (b.19 December 1768, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 July 1855, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada East)
m. Joseph AUBE (AUBERT) 15 January 1787 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1724 Birth
13 December 1724
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CHORET (CHAREST) and Angelique-Genevieve MAGNAN 19 August 1754, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 29 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Charles CHORET (CHAREST) was born 27 December 1762, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

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.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte CHORET (CHAREST) was born 19 December 1768, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angelique-Genevieve MAGNAN died 28 July 1774, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, 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.