Jean-Baptiste CHOLETTE (CHOLET)

(b. 4 November 1707 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 17 April 1781 , Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste CHOLETTE (CHOLET) was born 4 November 1707 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste CHOLETTE (CHOLET) was the child of Sébastien CHOLET (CHOLETTE) and Marie Anne HEARD

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne FOUCHER (FAUCHER) 11 October 1728 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne FOUCHER (FAUCHER) was born 8 December 1710 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Marie-Anne died 7 October 1791 in Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada (Vaudreuil-Dorion). Marie-Anne was the child of Louis-Martin FOUCHER and Madeleine PARE.

Jean-Baptiste CHOLETTE (CHOLET) died 17 April 1781 in Vaudreuil, Province of Québec, 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 CHOLETTE (CHOLET) married

Marie-Anne FOUCHER (FAUCHER)-- Date: 11 October 1728 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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Marie-Anne FOUCHER (FAUCHER) was the child of Louis-Martin FOUCHER and Madeleine PARE

Children of Jean-Baptiste CHOLETTE (CHOLET) and Marie-Anne FOUCHER (FAUCHER):

Madeleine CHOLETTE dite LAVIOLETTE (b.8 March 1734, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1810, St-Michel, Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada)
m. Joseph CHEVRIER dit LAJEUNESSE 2 February 1761 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Sebastien-Hyacinthe CHOLETTE dit LAVIOLETTE (b.7 March 1743, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 20 November 1823, Vaudreuil, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique-Madeleine ROY 29 August 1768 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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1707 Birth
4 November 1707
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CHOLETTE (CHOLET) and Marie-Anne FOUCHER (FAUCHER) 11 October 1728, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 20 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Madeleine CHOLETTE dite LAVIOLETTE was born 8 March 1734, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Sebastien-Hyacinthe CHOLETTE dit LAVIOLETTE was born 7 March 1743, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Madeleine CHOLETTE dite LAVIOLETTE married 2 February 1761, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Joseph CHEVRIER dit LAJEUNESSE

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Sebastien-Hyacinthe CHOLETTE dit LAVIOLETTE married 29 August 1768, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Angelique-Madeleine ROY

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.