flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  VEZINA

  (b. 15 November 1768 L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 7 March 1858 Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Canada East )  

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Jean-Baptiste VEZINA was born 15 November 1768 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste VEZINA was the child of Louis VEZINA   and   Marie-Marguerite GRENIER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre VEZINA and Elisabeth-Isabelle MATHIEU (maternal)  Joseph GRENIER and Marguerite CHRETIEN

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Louise LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 5 May 1794 in Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN  was born 3 July 1776 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada.  Louise died 22 May 1807 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada.  Louise was the child of François-Amable LAPERCHE and Marie-Louise GOUR LAJEUNESSE.

Jean-Baptiste VEZINA died 7 March 1858 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Canada East.
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Jean-Baptiste VEZINA married flag female ancestor Louise LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN-- Date: 5 May 1794 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada
Louise LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN was the child of François-Amable LAPERCHE and Marie-Louise GOUR LAJEUNESSE




Children of Jean-Baptiste VEZINA and Louise LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN:

flag female ancestor Louise VEZINA (b.10 August 1798, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada  d. 8 March 1885, Ste-Angélique, Papineauville, Quebec, Canada)
m. Pierre BRISSON LAROCHE 5 October 1818 in Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada



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birth1768 Birth
15 November 1768
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1794 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste VEZINA and Louise LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 5 May 1794, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.
1798 Birth of Child
Louise VEZINA was born 10 August 1798, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.
1807 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN died 22 May 1807, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1818 Marriage of Child
Louise VEZINA married 5 October 1818, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Québec, Canada to Pierre BRISSON LAROCHE
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1858 Death
7 March 1858
Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Canada East

He died at the age of 89.
Added: 12/4/2023 6:55:27 PM - Updated: 12/4/2023 6:57:15 PM

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