Jean-Baptiste LECLERC

(b. 7 October 1758 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 1 October 1835 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LECLERC was born 7 October 1758 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LECLERC was the child of Nicolas-Charles LECLERC and Marie-Josephe PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX and the grandchild of: (maternal) Felix PELOQUIN dit CREDIT and Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

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

Jean-Baptiste married Louise-Thérèse VENNE 14 June 1779 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louise-Thérèse VENNE was born 5 March 1739 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Louise-Thérèse died 16 April 1798 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Louise-Thérèse was the child of Louis VENNE (VOYNE) and Marie-Louise DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Geneviève OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE 12 August 1799 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Geneviève OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE was born 3 September 1778 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Geneviève died 19 July 1847 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Geneviève was the child of Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE and Marie-Josephe-Louise GUIGNARD.

Jean-Baptiste LECLERC died 1 October 1835 in Contrecœur, 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 LECLERC married

Louise-Thérèse VENNE-- Date: 14 June 1779 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louise-Thérèse VENNE was the child of Louis VENNE (VOYNE) and Marie-Louise DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

Leclair JBte son of Nicolas and Jos. Peloquin
Venne M. The, widow of Jacques Vandal

Children of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Louise-Thérèse VENNE:

Thérèse LECLERC (b.5 April 1780, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1807, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph DAVIAU 23 July 1798 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste LECLERC (b.19 March 1783, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 December 1871, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada )
m. Archange LECLERC (LECLAIR) dite LAFRENAYE 28 July 1806 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste LECLERC married

Geneviève OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE-- Date: 12 August 1799 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Geneviève OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE was the child of Paul OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE and Marie-Josephe-Louise GUIGNARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Geneviève OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE:

Genevieve LECLERC (LECLAIRE) (b.12 November 1799, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Louis-Marie CHARBONNIER dit ST-LAURENT 13 January 1824 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph LECLERC (LECLAIRE) (b.24 February 1801, , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 October 1877, Sorel, Québec, Canada )

Marie-Josephe LECLAIR (b.27 September 1803, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 24 November 1864, Lanoraie, Canada East )
m. Joseph DESROSIERS 3 February 1835 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Piere LECLERC (b.17 October 1806, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 23 July 1824, Sorel, Lower Canada )

Amable LECLERC (LECLAIRE) (b.29 August 1809, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 2 February 1810, Sorel, Lower Canada )

Sophie LECLERC (LECLAIRE) (b.12 January 1811, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )

Olivier LECLERC (LECLAIRE) (b.abt. 1814, Contrecœur, Lower Canada d. 4 July 1814, Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

Michel LECLERC (LECLAIRE) (b.20 September 1815, Contrecœur, Lower Canada d. 26 July 1816, Sorel, Lower Canada )

Angele LECLERC (LECLAIRE) (b.16 June 1818, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 15 December 1873, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada )

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1758 Birth
7 October 1758
Sorel, Canada, New France

Baptism

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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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Louise-Thérèse VENNE 14 June 1779, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 20 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Thérèse LECLERC was born 5 April 1780, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 21 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC was born 19 March 1783, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise-Thérèse VENNE died 16 April 1798, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1798 Marriage of Child
Thérèse LECLERC married 23 July 1798, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph DAVIAU

1799 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Geneviève OSSANT (AUSSAN) dite LANGE 12 August 1799, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 40 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Genevieve LECLERC (LECLAIRE) was born 12 November 1799, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Joseph LECLERC (LECLAIRE) was born 24 February 1801, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LECLAIR was born 27 September 1803, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.

1806 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC married 28 July 1806, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Archange LECLERC (LECLAIR) dite LAFRENAYE

1806 Birth of Child
Piere LECLERC was born 17 October 1806, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Amable LECLERC (LECLAIRE) was born 29 August 1809, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 50 years old.

1810 Death of Child
Amable LECLERC (LECLAIRE) died 2 February 1810, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 51 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Sophie LECLERC (LECLAIRE) was born 12 January 1811, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 52 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Michel LECLERC (LECLAIRE) was born 20 September 1815, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 56 years old.

1816 Death of Child
Michel LECLERC (LECLAIRE) died 26 July 1816, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 57 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.

1818 Birth of Child
Angele LECLERC (LECLAIRE) was born 16 June 1818, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 59 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
Genevieve LECLERC (LECLAIRE) married 13 January 1824, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Louis-Marie CHARBONNIER dit ST-LAURENT

1824 Death of Child
Piere LECLERC died 23 July 1824, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 65 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death

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Added: - Updated: 3/16/2026 1:40:00 PM