Francois-Xavier JEAN

(b. abt. 1744 , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 October 1799 , Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada )

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Francois-Xavier JEAN was born abt. 1744 in Québec Province, Canada

Francois-Xavier JEAN was the child of Pierre JEAN and Marie-Josephte MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre JEAN and Anne-Madeleine PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU) (maternal) Michel MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Angélique THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT)

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

Francois-Xavier married Angélique-Marguerite BELANGER 2 October 1770 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Angélique-Marguerite BELANGER was born 25 March 1748 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Angélique-Marguerite died 13 March 1816 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Angélique-Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste BELANGER and Marie-Brigitte BLUTEAU.

Francois-Xavier JEAN died 23 October 1799 in Cap-St-Ignace, 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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Francois-Xavier JEAN married

Angélique-Marguerite BELANGER-- Date: 2 October 1770 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Angélique-Marguerite BELANGER was the child of Jean-Baptiste BELANGER and Marie-Brigitte BLUTEAU

Children of Francois-Xavier JEAN and Angélique-Marguerite BELANGER:

Francois JEAN (b.7 July 1771, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 February 1831, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Juste GIRARD 25 May 1809 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph-Marie JEAN (b.31 May 1772, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Genevieve GONTHIER 2 October 1798 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean-Baptiste JEAN (b.27 February 1774, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 January 1845, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER 2 October 1798 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)
m. Marguerite BOUCHARD 24 October 1815 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Regis JEAN (b.26 July 1780, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 March 1843, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Elisabeth THERRIEN 13 January 1807 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Josephte JEAN (b.18 October 1782, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 September 1809, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Louis GONTHIER 11 January 1803 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Ambroise JEAN (b.10 November 1784, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 December 1846, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Canada East )
m. Olive SAVARD 6 January 1809 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Francois-Xavier JEAN and Angélique-Marguerite BELANGER 2 October 1770, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

1771 Birth of Child
Francois JEAN was born 7 July 1771, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

1772 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie JEAN was born 31 May 1772, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

1774 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste JEAN was born 27 February 1774, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Regis JEAN was born 26 July 1780, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

1782 Birth of Child
Josephte JEAN was born 18 October 1782, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Ambroise JEAN was born 10 November 1784, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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

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

1798 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste JEAN married 2 October 1798, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER

1798 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie JEAN married 2 October 1798, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Genevieve GONTHIER