Jean-Baptiste BLANCHARD

(b. 22 April 1714 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 29 July 1779 , Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BLANCHARD was born 22 April 1714 in Port Royal, Acadia

Jean-Baptiste BLANCHARD was the child of Antoine BLANCHARD and Elisabeth THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume BLANCHARD and Huguette GOUGEON (GOUJEON) (maternal) Claude Jean THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) and Marie GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

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Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite GIROUARD 22 July 1743 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marguerite GIROUARD was born 12 February 1719 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marguerite died 27 October 1804 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marguerite was the child of Guillaume GIROUARD and Marie BERNARD dite RENOCHET.

Jean-Baptiste BLANCHARD died 29 July 1779 in Saint-Jacques, 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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Jean-Baptiste BLANCHARD married

Marguerite GIROUARD-- Date: 22 July 1743 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marguerite GIROUARD was the child of Guillaume GIROUARD and Marie BERNARD dite RENOCHET

Children of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHARD and Marguerite GIROUARD:

Jean-Baptiste BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1743, , Acadia, Canada d. 13 December 1822, Montréal, Lower Canada )

Marie BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1745, , Acadia, Canada d. 25 April 1822, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )

Joseph BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1746, , Acadia, Canada d. 25 January 1758, Québec, Canada, New France )

Madeleine BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1747, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE 12 February 1770 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Marguerite BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1752, , Acadia, Canada d. 29 December 1832, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada )

Anne-Gertrude BLANCHARD (b.abt. 1753, , Acadia, Canada d. 19 December 1757, Québec, Canada, New France )

Nicolas BLANCHARD (b.19 November 1760, Deschambault, Canada d. 22 September 1814, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise BOURASSA 11 January 1790 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1714 Birth
22 April 1714
Port Royal, Acadia

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1743 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BLANCHARD and Marguerite GIROUARD 22 July 1743 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 29 years old.

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

1757 Death of Child
Anne-Gertrude BLANCHARD died 19 December 1757, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1758 Death of Child
Joseph BLANCHARD died 25 January 1758, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Nicolas BLANCHARD was born 19 November 1760, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 years old.

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BLANCHARD married 12 February 1770, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Joseph LANGLOIS dit LACHAPELLE

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.