Jean Baptiste
DOWNING
(b.
8 June 1781
,
Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
d.
15 July 1841
,
Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Jean Baptiste DOWNING was born 8 June 1781 in Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jean Baptiste DOWNING was the child of Jean Baptiste DOWNING and Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Michel HACHE dit GALLANT and Anne Marie GRAVOISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean Baptiste married Marie Josephe DOIRON 16 November 1812 in L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Josephe DOIRON was born 3 September 1775 in Franklin Manor, Nova Scotia, Canada. Marie Josephe died 29 December 1866 in Cap Pele, New Brunswick, Canada. Marie Josephe was the child of Pierre Dit Pitre DOIRON and Marguerite Anne LEGER.
Jean Baptiste DOWNING died 15 July 1841 in Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Marie Josephe DOIRON-- Date: 16 November 1812 Place: L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Marie Josephe DOIRON was the child of Pierre Dit Pitre DOIRON and Marguerite Anne LEGER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean Baptiste DOWNING and Marie Josephe DOIRON:
Joseph DOWNING (b.abt. 1800, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite Marie ROBICHAUD 26 February 1838
Marie Josephe DOIRON-- Date: 16 November 1812 Place: L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada Marie Josephe DOIRON was the child of Pierre Dit Pitre DOIRON and Marguerite Anne LEGER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean Baptiste DOWNING and Marie Josephe DOIRON:
Joseph DOWNING (b.abt. 1800, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )m. Marguerite Marie ROBICHAUD 26 February 1838
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1781 Birth 8 June 1781
Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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
1812 Marriage / PartnerJean Baptiste DOWNING and Marie Josephe DOIRON 16 November 1812, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)
He was 31 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 Death 15 July 1841
Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada
He died at the age of 60.
Added: 11/19/2025 3:02:36 PM
- Updated: 12/15/2025 10:31:35 PM
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