Jean-Baptiste CORMIER

(b. abt. 1735 , Acadia, Canada d. 23 January 1808 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste CORMIER was born abt. 1735 in Acadia, Canada

Jean-Baptiste CORMIER was the child of Pierre CORMIER and Marguerite CYR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis CORMIER and Marie Anne LEBLANC (maternal) Jean CYR and Françoise MELANSON

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Angélique DUCHARME dite PROVENCHER 11 January 1767 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Angélique DUCHARME dite PROVENCHER was born 5 June 1749 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Marie-Angélique died 5 May 1815 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Angélique was the child of Charles PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME and Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS.

Jean-Baptiste CORMIER died 23 January 1808 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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 CORMIER married

Marie-Angélique DUCHARME dite PROVENCHER-- Date: 11 January 1767 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angélique DUCHARME dite PROVENCHER was the child of Charles PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME and Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS

Children of Jean-Baptiste CORMIER and Marie-Angélique DUCHARME dite PROVENCHER:

Marie-Judith CORMIER (b.3 April 1783, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph DÉSILETS 26 July 1802 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste CORMIER (b.June 20, 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 January 1847, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Marie LACOURSE 24 January 1815 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marguerite CORMIER (b.26 February 1790, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 June 1855, Champlain, Canada East )
m. Joseph HEBERT dit MANUEL 1 March 1813 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CORMIER and Marie-Angélique DUCHARME dite PROVENCHER 11 January 1767, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith CORMIER was born 3 April 1783, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CORMIER was born June 20, 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1790 Birth of Child
Marguerite CORMIER was born 26 February 1790, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Marie-Judith CORMIER married 26 July 1802, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Joseph DÉSILETS