Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER

Born

26 March 1721 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Died

16 October 1789 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite RIOPEL 19 February 1748 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite RIOPEL was born 7 February 1724 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France. Marguerite died 3 April 1805 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Nicolas RIOPEL and Marguerite GARNEAU .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER

Parents of Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER

Father

Jean MEUNIER

Mother

Marguerite VÉZINA

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER

Paternal grandparents

Mathurin MEUNIER Marie-Madeleine MENEUX

Maternal grandparents

François VÉZINA Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER

Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER married

Marguerite RIOPEL
Marriage date: 19 February 1748
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Marguerite RIOPEL was the child of Nicolas RIOPEL and Marguerite GARNEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER and Marguerite RIOPEL

Geneviève MEUNIER

Born: 10 February 1752, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 16 December 1837, Sainte-Mélanie, Joliette, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre HAYOT (AYOTTE) 26 July 1773 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1721
26 March 1721
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER and Marguerite RIOPEL 19 February 1748, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

He was 26 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Geneviève MEUNIER was born 10 February 1752, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 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
Geneviève MEUNIER married 26 July 1773, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre HAYOT (AYOTTE)

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.