Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET

(b. 21 April 1729 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 18 March 1772 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET was born 21 April 1729 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET was the child of Julien CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Françoise DAUDELIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Anne JULIEN (maternal) René DAUDELIN and Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE)

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Madeleine BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE 18 October 1751 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Madeleine BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE was born 11 November 1734 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Madeleine died 10 April 1771 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Madeleine CHARRON.

Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET died 18 March 1772 in Québec Province, 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 CHOQUET married

Marie-Madeleine BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE-- Date: 18 October 1751 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Madeleine CHARRON

Children of Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET and Marie-Madeleine BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE:

Marie-Madeleine CHOQUET (b.3 October 1753, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 21 June 1819, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET 19 February 1770 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Elisabeth CHOQUET (b.23 January 1755, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste BOUSQUET 27 July 1772 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Denis CHOQUET (b.9 October 1760, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. 7 July 1834, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise GAUTHIER 11 January 1779 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1729 Birth
21 April 1729
Verchères, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET and Marie-Madeleine BRODEUR dite LAVIGNE 18 October 1751, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 22 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine CHOQUET was born 3 October 1753, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Elisabeth CHOQUET was born 23 January 1755, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Denis CHOQUET was born 9 October 1760, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

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.