flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste-Charles  LECLERC

  (b. 29 March 1756 Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France   d. abt. 1847 Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Canada East )  

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Jean-Baptiste-Charles LECLERC was born 29 March 1756 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste-Charles LECLERC was the child of Louis-Joseph LECLERC   and   Genevieve CHORET (CHAREST) and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Adrien LECLERC and Geneviève PARADIS (maternal)  Jacques CHORET and Marie-Madeleine CHRETIEN

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Jean-Baptiste-Charles  married  Marie-Magdeleine MARTEL 16 February 1778 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Magdeleine MARTEL  was born 30 September 1747 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal).  Marie-Magdeleine died 16 March 1834 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal).  Marie-Magdeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Madeleine BEDARD.

Jean-Baptiste-Charles LECLERC died abt. 1847 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Jean-Baptiste-Charles LECLERC married flag female ancestor Marie-Magdeleine MARTEL-- Date: 16 February 1778 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Magdeleine MARTEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Madeleine BEDARD




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birth1756 Birth
29 March 1756
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1778 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste-Charles LECLERC and Marie-Magdeleine MARTEL 16 February 1778, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 21 years old.
1788 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith LECLERC was born 8 April 1788, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Jean-Baptiste-Charles was 32 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1811 Marriage of Child
Marie-Judith LECLERC married 19 November 1811, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville) to Joseph CLOUTIER
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1834 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Magdeleine MARTEL died 16 March 1834, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
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