Jean LABRANCHE

(b. 13 November 1764 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 July 1839 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada )

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Jean LABRANCHE was born 13 November 1764 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean LABRANCHE was the child of Jean LABRANCHE dit LAFOREST and Marguerite-Euphrosine GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas LAFOREST and Rosalie DUCHESNE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marguerite LAVOIE

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Jean married Josephte RACINE 14 January 1800 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte RACINE was born 1 March 1778 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Josephte died 19 May 1854 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Charles-Jerome RACINE and Josephte PARE.

Jean LABRANCHE died 9 July 1839 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, 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 LABRANCHE married

Josephte RACINE-- Date: 14 January 1800 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada
Josephte RACINE was the child of Charles-Jerome RACINE and Josephte PARE

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Children of Jean LABRANCHE and Josephte RACINE:

Nazaire LABRANCHE (b.24 February 1816, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada d. 10 May 1863, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada East)
m. Marguerite DERY 24 November 1840 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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1764 Birth
13 November 1764
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1800 Marriage / Partner
Jean LABRANCHE and Josephte RACINE 14 January 1800, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 35 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Nazaire LABRANCHE was born 24 February 1816, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Jean was 51 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