Jean-Baptiste MARANDA

(b. 11 January 1755 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 12 October 1825 , Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste MARANDA was born 11 January 1755 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste MARANDA was the child of François MARANDA and Josephte LEGARE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MARANDA and Marie-Françoise PAGEOT (PAGEAU) (maternal) Joseph LEGARE and Marie-Suzanne DERY

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite DUQUET 6 July 1801 in Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DUQUET was born 7 May 1785 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUQUET and Angelique GOULET.

Jean-Baptiste MARANDA died 12 October 1825 in Lachine, Montréal, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Jean-Baptiste MARANDA married

Marguerite DUQUET-- Date: 6 July 1801 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada
Marguerite DUQUET was the child of Jean-Baptiste DUQUET and Angelique GOULET

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Children of Jean-Baptiste MARANDA and Marguerite DUQUET:

Catherine MARANDA (b.31 August 1803, Montréal, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Roger TREMBLAY 26 November 1821 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

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1755 Birth
11 January 1755
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

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.

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)

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)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MARANDA and Marguerite DUQUET 6 July 1801, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 46 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Catherine MARANDA was born 31 August 1803, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

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

1821 Marriage of Child
Catherine MARANDA married 26 November 1821, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Roger TREMBLAY

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