Jean-Baptiste MARTIN

(b. 18 April 1799 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 14 February 1860 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )

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Jean-Baptiste MARTIN was born 18 April 1799 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN and Marie-Susanne VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste MARTIN and Marie-Françoise PLANTE (maternal) Étienne VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Charlotte BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER)

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE 7 January 1822 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marguerite ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE was born 20 May 1803 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marguerite died 14 August 1834 in Saint-Pie, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Joseph ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE and Marie-Marguerite JARED dite BEAUREGARD.

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN died 14 February 1860 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East .
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Jean-Baptiste MARTIN married

Marguerite ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE-- Date: 7 January 1822 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
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Marguerite ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE was the child of Joseph ST-JEAN dit LAPERCHE and Marie-Marguerite JARED dite BEAUREGARD

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Children of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN and Marguerite ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE:

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN (b.28 October 1822, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Aurelie GUERTIN 23 February 1846 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre MARTIN (b.18 November 1823, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 19 April 1864, Roxton Falls, Canada East )
m. Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS 30 August 1842 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Joseph MARTIN (b.7 October 1825, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )

Antoine MARTIN (b.29 November 1827, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Aurelie BISAILLON 26 November 1849 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Michel MARTIN (b.25 September 1829, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Mathilde GAUVIN 16 February 1857 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Marguerite MARTIN (b.14 March 1831, Saint-Pie, Lower Canada d. , )

Charles MARTIN (b.4 October 1832, Saint-Pie, Lower Canada d. 20 October 1834, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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1799 Birth
18 April 1799
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN - 1799 Baptism. Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, PQ.

1799 Baptism. Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, PQ.

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

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

1822 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN and Marguerite ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE 7 January 1822, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 22 years old.

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN - 1822 Marriage. Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, PQ.

1822 Marriage. Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, PQ.

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1822 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN was born 28 October 1822, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Pierre MARTIN was born 18 November 1823, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

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

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

1825 Birth of Child
Joseph MARTIN was born 7 October 1825, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Antoine MARTIN was born 29 November 1827, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

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

1829 Birth of Child
Michel MARTIN was born 25 September 1829, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Marguerite MARTIN was born 14 March 1831, Saint-Pie, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1832 Birth of Child
Charles MARTIN was born 4 October 1832, Saint-Pie, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1834 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE died 14 August 1834, Saint-Pie, Québec, Canada

1833 Death of Child
Charles MARTIN died 20 October 1834, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

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 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 - witness
Was witness to the marriage of his son, Pierre Martin, to Vitaline Desmarais on 30 Aug 1842 at Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Rouville, PQ

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1842 Marriage of Child
Pierre MARTIN married 30 August 1842, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - Godparent
(Marie Victorine Florentine Martin) - 1843 Baptism. Notre-Dame de-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, PQ.
Daughter of Pierre Martin and Vitaline Desmarais
Godparents Jean Baptiste Martin and Magdeleine Lacasse
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 - witness
Was witness to the marriage of his son, Jean Baptiste Martin, to Aurelie Guertin on 23 Feb 1846 at Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, Québec
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The French In North America: 1500-1783

1846 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN married 23 February 1846, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Marie-Aurelie GUERTIN

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - witness
Was witness to the marriage of his son, Antoine Martin, to Aurelie Bizaillon on 26 NOV 1849 at Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, Québec
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The French In North America: 1500-1783

1849 Marriage of Child
Antoine MARTIN married 26 November 1849, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Aurelie BISAILLON

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1857 Marriage of Child
Michel MARTIN married 16 February 1857, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to Mathilde GAUVIN

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

Death
Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe

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Name: Jean Bte. Martin
Gender: Male
Census place: St-Hyacinthe, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Age in years: 60
Estimated birth year: 1801
Birthplace: Bas Canada
Marital status: Married
Religion: Catholique
Sheet number: 264
Line number: 44
Film number: 517425
Library and Archives Canada film number: C-1320
Digital GS number: 4108830
Image number: 122
Collection: Quebec Census, 1861

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