Jacques MARTEL

(b. 28 August 1746 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 16 May 1816 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )

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Jacques MARTEL was born 28 August 1746 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Jacques MARTEL was the child of Jacques MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE and Charlotte LEGENDRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul MARTEL and Marie-Geneviève HOUDE dite GERVAIS (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LEGENDRE and Suzanne BOURBEAU

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

Jacques married Marie-Louise LEMAY 20 November 1769 in Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise LEMAY was born 16 January 1752 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Marie-Louise died 2 December 1816 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Joseph-Pierre LEMAY and Marie-Angelique BEAUDET.

Jacques MARTEL died 16 May 1816 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, 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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Jacques MARTEL married

Marie-Louise LEMAY-- Date: 20 November 1769 Place: Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Louise LEMAY was the child of Joseph-Pierre LEMAY and Marie-Angelique BEAUDET

Children of Jacques MARTEL and Marie-Louise LEMAY:

Marie-Louise MARTEL (b.19 October 1770, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 December 1846, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada East)
m. Jacques BERGERON 7 July 1795 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

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1746 Birth
28 August 1746
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Jacques MARTEL and Marie-Louise LEMAY 20 November 1769, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

He was 23 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MARTEL was born 19 October 1770, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 24 years old.

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.