flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  ROUX

  (b. 28 January 1798 Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada   d. 6 October 1855 Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )  

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Jean-Baptiste ROUX was born 28 January 1798 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste ROUX was the child of François-Xavier ROUX   and   Marie-Josephe MARTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Simon-Prisque ROUX and Marie-Louise LEMAY dite LE POUDRIER (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste-François MARTIN and Marguerite LATERREUR dite GUEGIN

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Marie-Thérèse LEBLANC 8 May 1821 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Thérèse LEBLANC  was born 24 April 1798 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly).  Marie-Thérèse died 15 May 1874 in Sainte-Victoire, Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada.  Marie-Thérèse was the child of Alexis LEBLANC and Marie-Françoise COMEAU.

Jean-Baptiste ROUX died 6 October 1855 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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 ROUX married flag female ancestor Marie-Thérèse LEBLANC-- Date: 8 May 1821 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marie-Thérèse LEBLANC was the child of Alexis LEBLANC and Marie-Françoise COMEAU




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birth1798 Birth
28 January 1798
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1821 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ROUX and Marie-Thérèse LEBLANC 8 May 1821, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 23 years old.
1828 Birth of Child
Marie ROUX dite SANSCHAGRIN was born 10 April 1828, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
death1855 Death
6 October 1855
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

He died at the age of 57.
Added: 3/25/2017 8:41:19 PM - Updated: 3/4/2023 3:45:28 PM

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