Jean-Baptiste CLAVEAU

(b. 5 December 1758 , Les Éboulements, Canada, New France d. 2 September 1828 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste CLAVEAU was born 5 December 1758 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste CLAVEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAVEAU (CLAVEAU) and Marthe GONTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LAVEAU (CLAVEAU) and Marie-Anne DESNOUX (maternal) Jean GONTHIER and Marie-Josephte GAGNON

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie BOUCHARD 23 November 1789 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie BOUCHARD was born abt. 1768 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 15 June 1846 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay). Marie was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Marie-Geneviève GRENON.

Jean-Baptiste CLAVEAU died 2 September 1828 in Les Éboulements, 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 CLAVEAU married

Marie BOUCHARD-- Date: 23 November 1789 Place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie BOUCHARD was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Marie-Geneviève GRENON

Children of Jean-Baptiste CLAVEAU and Marie BOUCHARD:

Constance CLAVEAU (b.abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 December 1879, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph TREMBLAY 14 September 1812 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Roger CLAVEAU (b.8 July 1796, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 8 August 1863, Chicoutimi, Canada East )
m. Madeleine PERRON 1 February 1820 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Leon CLAVEAU (b.17 March 1800, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Christine RATTÉ (RATE) 17 February 1824 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis CLAVEAU (b.3 November 1801, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 10 July 1834, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Helene SAVARD 8 February 1831 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1758 Birth
5 December 1758
Les Éboulements, 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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CLAVEAU and Marie BOUCHARD 23 November 1789, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 30 years old.

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

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

1796 Birth of Child
Roger CLAVEAU was born 8 July 1796, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Leon CLAVEAU was born 17 March 1800, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1801 Birth of Child
Louis CLAVEAU was born 3 November 1801, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

1812 Marriage of Child
Constance CLAVEAU married 14 September 1812, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph TREMBLAY

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 Marriage of Child
Roger CLAVEAU married 1 February 1820, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Madeleine PERRON

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

1824 Marriage of Child
Leon CLAVEAU married 17 February 1824, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Christine RATTÉ (RATE)

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)