Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER

(b. 30 November 1764 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 December 1840 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER was born 30 November 1764 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER was the child of Pierre SAULNIER and Marie-Josephte LAVOIE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Rene SAULNIER and Marie Josephe TRAHAN (maternal) François-Xavier LAVOIE and Marie-Marguerite SAVARD

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Thérèse GUAY 11 November 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Thérèse GUAY was born 23 May 1752 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Thérèse died 22 July 1800 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Noel GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE 15 May 1801 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was born 20 August 1776 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie died 30 March 1846 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie was the child of David LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY.

Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER died 3 December 1840 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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 SAULNIER married

Marie-Thérèse GUAY-- Date: 11 November 1788 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Thérèse GUAY was the child of Noel GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

Children of Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER and Marie-Thérèse GUAY:

Quirille SAULNIER (b.21 September 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 November 1872, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Alexis SIMARD 13 October 1812 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER married

Marie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE-- Date: 15 May 1801 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Marie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was the child of David LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

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Children of Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER and Marie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE:

Ursule SAULNIER dite LACOULINE (b.21 February 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 30 October 1875, Jonquière, Québec, Canada)
m. Francois BELLEY 14 January 1823 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Olivier SAULNIER (b.1 April 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 30 October 1885, Alma, Québec, Canada )
m. Madeleine SIMARD 29 April 1828 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Cajetan SAULNIER (b.6 January 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 21 July 1895, Hebertville, Canada)
m. Marcelline BLUTEAU 15 October 1833 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Arcade SAULNIER (b.14 June 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 20 November 1860, Laterrière, Canada East)
m. Adelaide GAUTHIER 3 September 1844 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1764 Birth
30 November 1764
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER and Marie-Thérèse GUAY 11 November 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 23 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Quirille SAULNIER was born 21 September 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Thérèse GUAY died 22 July 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER and Marie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE 15 May 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 36 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Ursule SAULNIER dite LACOULINE was born 21 February 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Olivier SAULNIER was born 1 April 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Cajetan SAULNIER was born 6 January 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

1812 Marriage of Child
Quirille SAULNIER married 13 October 1812, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Alexis SIMARD

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Arcade SAULNIER was born 14 June 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 55 years old.

1823 Marriage of Child
Ursule SAULNIER dite LACOULINE married 14 January 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Francois BELLEY

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Marriage of Child
Olivier SAULNIER married 29 April 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Madeleine SIMARD

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Marriage of Child
Cajetan SAULNIER married 15 October 1833, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marcelline BLUTEAU

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 Death
3 December 1840
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 76.

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