Jean-Baptiste DUPONT

(b. 30 July 1713 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 23 January 1776 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste DUPONT was born 30 July 1713 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste DUPONT was the child of Louis DUPONT and Jeanne PARADIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DUPONT and Suzanne JARON (JAREL) (maternal) Pierre PARADIS and Jeanne MILLOIR

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Jean-Baptiste married Geneviève LEREAU (L'HERAULT) 23 April 1736 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève LEREAU (L'HERAULT) was born 23 September 1708 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Geneviève died 5 July 1786 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud). Geneviève was the child of Sixte LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Reine DEBLOIS.

Jean-Baptiste DUPONT died 23 January 1776 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Jean-Baptiste DUPONT married

Geneviève LEREAU (L'HERAULT)-- Date: 23 April 1736 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Geneviève LEREAU (L'HERAULT) was the child of Sixte LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Reine DEBLOIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste DUPONT and Geneviève LEREAU (L'HERAULT):

Jean-Baptiste DUPONT (b.11 September 1748, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 12 November 1809, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Josephte THEBERGE 14 June 1773 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Joseph-Marie DUPONT (b.12 November 1750, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 29 March 1806, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise LABRECQUE 10 January 1775 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1713 Birth
30 July 1713
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DUPONT and Geneviève LEREAU (L'HERAULT) 23 April 1736 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DUPONT was born 11 September 1748, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie DUPONT was born 12 November 1750, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DUPONT married 14 June 1773 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Marie-Josephte THEBERGE

1775 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie DUPONT married 10 January 1775, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise LABRECQUE

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.