Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER

Born

13 July 1723 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

27 July 1781 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 13 July 1723 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER

Father

Pierre TAILLEFER

Mother

Catherine GEOFFRION

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER

Paternal grandparents

Pierre TAILLEFER Jeanne HUNAULT

Maternal grandparents

Jean GEOFFRION (JOFFRION) Catherine MILLOT dite LAVAL

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-Baptiste married Catherine LORRAIN 6 November 1747 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . Catherine LORRAIN was born 5 August 1726 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . Catherine died 1 October 1762 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada . Catherine was the child of Jean-François LORRAIN and Marie-Anne LAUZON.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Catherine MIVILLE 14 February 1763 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine MIVILLE was born 2 December 1742 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France. Catherine died 6 November 1770 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . Catherine was the child of Charles MIVILLE and Jeanne FACHE.

Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER died 27 July 1781 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER

Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER married

Catherine LORRAIN
Marriage date: 6 November 1747
Marriage place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Catherine LORRAIN was the child of Jean-François LORRAIN and Marie-Anne LAUZON

Children of Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER and Catherine LORRAIN

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Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER married

Catherine MIVILLE
Marriage date: 14 February 1763
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine MIVILLE was the child of Charles MIVILLE and Jeanne FACHE

Children of Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER and Catherine MIVILLE

François TAILLEFER

Born: 5 January 1767, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Françoise CHAMPAGNE dite ANDEGRAVE 22 October 1793 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

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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 — 1723
13 July 1723
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER and Catherine LORRAIN 6 November 1747, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 24 years old.

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

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine LORRAIN died 1 October 1762, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

1763 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TAILLEFER and Catherine MIVILLE 14 February 1763, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 39 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.

1767 Birth of Child
François TAILLEFER was born 5 January 1767, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine MIVILLE died 6 November 1770, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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.