Jean-Baptiste
LECLAIR (LECLERC)
(b.
23 August 1681
,
Québec, Canada, New France
d.
17 June 1739
,
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
)
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Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC) was born 23 August 1681 in Québec, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC) was the child of Robert LECLERC and Marie JALAISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite PEPIN 10 November 1704 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite PEPIN was born 6 February 1678 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Marguerite died 16 January 1765 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marguerite was the child of Jacques PEPIN and Marie-Jeanne CAILLÉ.
Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC) died 17 June 1739 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .
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Occupation
Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC) was a king’s carpenter at Trois-Rivières.
Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC) was a king’s carpenter at Trois-Rivières.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC)
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Marguerite PEPIN-- Date: 10 November 1704 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Marguerite PEPIN was the child of Jacques PEPIN and Marie-Jeanne CAILLÉ
Children of Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC) and Marguerite PEPIN:
Francoise LECLERC (LECLAIR) (b.24 April 1707, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 30 November 1778, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph TRULLIER dit LACOMBE 8 November 1751 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Clemence LECLAIR (b.8 October 1712, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 27 March 1795, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )
m. Charles DUPRAS (DUPRAT) 4 November 1738 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Louis LECLERC (b.abt. 1722, , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 April 1804, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne LUPIEN dite LAFRENIERE 24 April 1747 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)
Michel LECLAIR (b.21 March 1725, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 10 January 1798, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
Marguerite PEPIN-- Date: 10 November 1704 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France Marguerite PEPIN was the child of Jacques PEPIN and Marie-Jeanne CAILLÉ
Children of Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC) and Marguerite PEPIN:
Francoise LECLERC (LECLAIR) (b.24 April 1707, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 30 November 1778, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Joseph TRULLIER dit LACOMBE 8 November 1751 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Clemence LECLAIR (b.8 October 1712, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 27 March 1795, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )m. Charles DUPRAS (DUPRAT) 4 November 1738 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Louis LECLERC (b.abt. 1722, , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 April 1804, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )m. Marie-Anne LUPIEN dite LAFRENIERE 24 April 1747 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)
Michel LECLAIR (b.21 March 1725, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 10 January 1798, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
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1681 Birth 23 August 1681
Québec, Canada, New France
Biography
LECLERC, JEAN-BAPTISTE, king’s carpenter at Trois-Rivières; baptized 23 Aug. 1681 at Quebec; eldest son of Robert Leclerc (1653–1731), the king’s carpenter at Quebec, and Marie Jallais; d. 17 June 1739 at Trois-Rivières.
Leclerc moved to Trois-Rivières as a young man and there married Marguerite Pepin of Champlain on 10 Nov. 1704. Leclerc lived in the lower town and worked as a joiner, barn-builder, and house-framer. He took care of his aged father and acted as the latter’s attorney. Like many craftsmen, both father and son were illiterate.
Jean-Baptiste Leclerc had been employed on crown projects before his appointment on 21 March 1739 by Intendant Hocquart* as king’s carpenter in the town of Trois-Rivières. His official duties were to include the construction and maintenance of canoes and the heavy supply transports called bateaux du cent. He was to oversee the boatyard and personally to tour the forests to select and cut timber for the king’s works. It was also understood...Read MORE...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
LECLERC, JEAN-BAPTISTE, king’s carpenter at Trois-Rivières; baptized 23 Aug. 1681 at Quebec; eldest son of Robert Leclerc (1653–1731), the king’s carpenter at Quebec, and Marie Jallais; d. 17 June 1739 at Trois-Rivières.
Leclerc moved to Trois-Rivières as a young man and there married Marguerite Pepin of Champlain on 10 Nov. 1704. Leclerc lived in the lower town and worked as a joiner, barn-builder, and house-framer. He took care of his aged father and acted as the latter’s attorney. Like many craftsmen, both father and son were illiterate.
Jean-Baptiste Leclerc had been employed on crown projects before his appointment on 21 March 1739 by Intendant Hocquart* as king’s carpenter in the town of Trois-Rivières. His official duties were to include the construction and maintenance of canoes and the heavy supply transports called bateaux du cent. He was to oversee the boatyard and personally to tour the forests to select and cut timber for the king’s works. It was also understood...Read MORE...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
1704 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC) and Marguerite PEPIN 10 November 1704, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
He was 23 years old.
1707 Birth of ChildFrancoise LECLERC (LECLAIR) was born 24 April 1707, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.
1712 Birth of ChildClemence LECLAIR was born 8 October 1712, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France1725 Birth of ChildMichel LECLAIR was born 21 March 1725, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.
1738 Marriage of ChildClemence LECLAIR married 4 November 1738, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Charles DUPRAS (DUPRAT)
1739 Death 17 June 1739
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 57.
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