Jean-Baptiste LAURENCE

(b. 3 November 1708 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 4 January 1776 , Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LAURENCE was born 3 November 1708 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LAURENCE was the child of Nicolas LAURENCE and Marie-Madeleine MIGNERON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel LAURENCE and Isabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULT (maternal) Abraham-Jean MIGNERON dit LAJEUNESSE and Catherine BELAIR dite DELPECHE (DALPE)

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephe LAPORTE 23 November 1733 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe LAPORTE was born 20 October 1710 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe died 28 June 1745 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Louis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Madeleine MASSOT (MASSAULT).

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Josephe BOURDON 13 November 1747 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephe BOURDON was born 11 September 1725 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Josephe died 9 June 1763 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Ignace BOURDON and Jeanne CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE.

Jean-Baptiste LAURENCE died 4 January 1776 in Saint-Sulpice, 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 LAURENCE married

Marie-Josephe LAPORTE-- Date: 23 November 1733 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe LAPORTE was the child of Louis LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Madeleine MASSOT (MASSAULT)

Children of Jean-Baptiste LAURENCE and Marie-Josephe LAPORTE:

Nicolas LAURENCE (b.23 November 1735, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 25 December 1792, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine MORIN 26 April 1762 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste LAURENCE married

Marie-Josephe BOURDON-- Date: 13 November 1747 Place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe BOURDON was the child of Ignace BOURDON and Jeanne CHARLES dite LAJEUNESSE

Children of Jean-Baptiste LAURENCE and Marie-Josephe BOURDON:

Marc LAURENCE (b.11 October 1749, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 10 September 1817, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Cecile RIEL 19 November 1781 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Therese LAURENCE (b.1 April 1753, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 16 November 1824, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada )
m. Laurent VIGNEAULT 19 February 1776 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste LAURENCE (b.19 June 1761, Saint-Sulpice, Canada d. 9 August 1823, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine GUELTE 29 October 1780 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

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1708 Birth
3 November 1708
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1733 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LAURENCE and Marie-Josephe LAPORTE 23 November 1733, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Nicolas LAURENCE was born 23 November 1735, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1745 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe LAPORTE died 28 June 1745, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

1747 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LAURENCE and Marie-Josephe BOURDON 13 November 1747, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 39 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marc LAURENCE was born 11 October 1749, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Therese LAURENCE was born 1 April 1753, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAURENCE was born 19 June 1761, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 52 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Nicolas LAURENCE married 26 April 1762, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Madeleine MORIN

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.

1763 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe BOURDON died 9 June 1763, Saint-Sulpice, 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.