Jean-Baptiste DERY

(b. 31 July 1772 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 January 1840 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste DERY was born 31 July 1772 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste DERY was the child of Pierre DERY and Charlotte BEDARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-Benjamin DERY and Marie-Elisabeth GAGNON (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BEDARD and Marie-Josephe ROY dite AUDY

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

Jean-Baptiste married Brigitte BEDARD 13 February 1798 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Brigitte BEDARD was born 25 November 1779 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Brigitte died 23 July 1856 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Brigitte was the child of Charles BEDARD and Brigitte JOBIN.

Jean-Baptiste DERY died 6 January 1840 in Charlesbourg, Québec, 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 DERY married

Brigitte BEDARD-- Date: 13 February 1798 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada
Brigitte BEDARD was the child of Charles BEDARD and Brigitte JOBIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste DERY and Brigitte BEDARD:

Francois DERY (b.5 May 1801, Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada d. 19 September 1892, Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada)

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1772 Birth
31 July 1772
Charlesbourg, Québec, 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)

1798 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DERY and Brigitte BEDARD 13 February 1798, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 25 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Francois DERY was born 5 May 1801, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 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