Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER

(b. 9 March 1742 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 3 April 1821 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER was born 9 March 1742 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER was the child of Christophe LUSSIER and Elisabeth GUYON (DION) dite LEMOINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Christophe LUSSIER and Catherine-Marie GAUTHIER (maternal) Joseph GUYON dit LEMOINE and Elisabeth GUILLET

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Catherine FONTAINE 11 February 1772 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Catherine FONTAINE was born 30 July 1746 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Catherine died 18 August 1834 in Sainte-Rosalie, Québec, Canada. Marie-Catherine was the child of Étienne FONTAINE and Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON.

Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER died 3 April 1821 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower 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 LUSSIER married

Marie-Catherine FONTAINE-- Date: 11 February 1772 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Catherine FONTAINE was the child of Étienne FONTAINE and Catherine GODIN dite CHÂTILLON

Children:

1) Jean-Baptiste (1772-1772)
2) Marie-Catherine (1773- ) md Alexis Migneron dit Lajeunesse
3) Jean-Baptiste (1775-1846) md (a) Marie-Madeleine Poiriau and (b) Marie-Catherine Brunet
4) Christophe (1776-1846) md Marie-Monique Dolbec
5) Marie-Louise (1778- ) md Jean Robitaille
6) Elisabeth (1781-) md Joseph-Paul Hus
7) Marie-Angelique (1782- ) md Louis-Marie Gaherty

Children of Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER and Marie-Catherine FONTAINE:

Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER (b.12 December 1772, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 December 1772, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada )

Christophe LUSSIER (b.24 August 1776, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 September 1846, Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East)
m. Monique DOLBEC 9 October 1797 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Louise LUSSIER (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jean ROBITAILLE 24 November 1800 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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1742 Birth
9 March 1742
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER and Marie-Catherine FONTAINE 11 February 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 29 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER was born 12 December 1772, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Christophe LUSSIER was born 24 August 1776, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage of Child
Christophe LUSSIER married 9 October 1797, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Monique DOLBEC

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise LUSSIER married 24 November 1800, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Jean ROBITAILLE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England