Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER

(b. 5 April 1703 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 26 July 1780 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER was born 5 April 1703 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER was the child of Jacques LUSSIER and Marie SENECAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques LUSSIER and Catherine CLERICE (maternal) Nicolas SENECAL and Marie-Gertrude PETIT

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne-Jeanne CHOQUET 6 June 1729 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne-Jeanne CHOQUET was born 4 October 1709 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne-Jeanne died 16 March 1749 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne-Jeanne was the child of Nicolas CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Marguerite HÉBERT.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Louise DESJARDINS 16 June 1755 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise DESJARDINS was born abt. 1730 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre DESJARDINS and Anne BRIEN.

Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER died 26 July 1780 in Varennes, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER

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Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER married

Marie-Anne-Jeanne CHOQUET-- Date: 6 June 1729 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne-Jeanne CHOQUET was the child of Nicolas CHOQUET dit CHAMPAGNE and Marguerite HÉBERT

Children of Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER and Marie-Anne-Jeanne CHOQUET:

Gabriel LUSSIER (b.18 December 1733, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Angelique BOSSU dite LYONNAIS 12 January 1761 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER married

Marie-Louise DESJARDINS-- Date: 16 June 1755 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise DESJARDINS was the child of Pierre DESJARDINS and Anne BRIEN

Children of Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER and Marie-Louise DESJARDINS:

Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER (b.abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 November 1825, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Madeleine TOUPIN dite DUSSAULT 28 September 1795 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1703 Birth
5 April 1703
Varennes, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1729 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER and Marie-Anne-Jeanne CHOQUET 6 June 1729, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 26 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Gabriel LUSSIER was born 18 December 1733, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne-Jeanne CHOQUET died 16 March 1749, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER and Marie-Louise DESJARDINS 16 June 1755, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 52 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Gabriel LUSSIER married 12 January 1761, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Angelique BOSSU dite LYONNAIS

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.

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.