Jean-Baptiste BOILY

(b. 2 February 1755 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 7 May 1793 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BOILY was born 2 February 1755 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BOILY was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOILY and Ursule DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume BOILY and Louise GAGNÉ (maternal) Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Elisabeth PETIT

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Louise VILLENEUVE 23 June 1777 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise VILLENEUVE was born 4 October 1754 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Louise died 5 November 1832 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Louise was the child of Germain-Francois VILLENEUVE and Marie-Josephe PARENT.

Jean-Baptiste BOILY died 7 May 1793 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 BOILY married

Marie-Louise VILLENEUVE-- Date: 23 June 1777 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise VILLENEUVE was the child of Germain-Francois VILLENEUVE and Marie-Josephe PARENT

Children of Jean-Baptiste BOILY and Marie-Louise VILLENEUVE:

Marie-Anne BOILY (b.29 October 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 August 1862, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Jean-Charles SIMARD 22 February 1797 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Euphrosine BOILY (b.18 November 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 January 1880, La Baie, Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre POTVIN 29 August 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1755 Birth
2 February 1755
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BOILY and Marie-Louise VILLENEUVE 23 June 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 22 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BOILY was born 29 October 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Euphrosine BOILY was born 18 November 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

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