Jean-Baptiste BIRON

(b. abt. 1725 , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 December 1804 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BIRON was born abt. 1725 in Québec Province, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BIRON was the child of Etienne BIRON and Marie-Anne HOUDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BIRON and Marie-Anne FOURNEL (maternal) Gervais HOUDE and Anne-Catherine DENEVERS

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Charlotte HAMEL 22 February 1751 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte HAMEL was born abt. 1717 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Charlotte died 22 December 1760 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste HAMEL and Marie-Anne METHOT.

Jean-Baptiste BIRON died 1 December 1804 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, 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 BIRON married

Marie-Charlotte HAMEL-- Date: 22 February 1751 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

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Marie-Charlotte HAMEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste HAMEL and Marie-Anne METHOT

Children of Jean-Baptiste BIRON and Marie-Charlotte HAMEL:

Marie-Christine BIRON (b.30 January 1752, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 22 November 1797, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph CARBONNEAU 22 February 1773 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1751 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BIRON and Marie-Charlotte HAMEL 22 February 1751, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Christine BIRON was born 30 January 1752, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

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

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Charlotte HAMEL died 22 December 1760, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Christine BIRON married 22 February 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Joseph CARBONNEAU

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.