Jean-Baptiste CARTIER

Born

12 February 1736 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

30 June 1816 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

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Guillaume-Louis CARTIER Marie-Claude GAMELIN

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Born: 12 February 1736 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Guillaume-Louis CARTIER

Mother: Marie-Claude GAMELIN

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume CARTIER , Marie-Étiennette GARNIER (GRENIER)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GAMELIN , Marguerite MAUGRAS

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Marguerite VERONNEAU 24 May 1762 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Marguerite VERONNEAU was born 29 March 1738 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France. Marie-Marguerite died 30 September 1793 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada. Marie-Marguerite was the child of Joseph-Louis VERONNEAU and Madeleine PINARD.

Jean-Baptiste CARTIER died 30 June 1816 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada.
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Jean-Baptiste CARTIER married

Marie-Marguerite VERONNEAU
Marriage date: 24 May 1762
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Marguerite VERONNEAU was the child of Joseph-Louis VERONNEAU and Madeleine PINARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste CARTIER and Marie-Marguerite VERONNEAU

Marguerite CARTIER

Born: 1 March 1763 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste CARTIER

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite GIGUERE dite DESPINS 27 February 1786 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine CARTIER

Born: 24 April 1768, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste NIQUETTE 6 February 1792 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Marguerite CARTIER

Born: 25 December 1775, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 December 1805, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Medard-Francois JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS) 26 November 1796 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, 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 — 1736
12 February 1736
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CARTIER and Marie-Marguerite VERONNEAU 24 May 1762, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 26 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marguerite CARTIER was born 1 March 1763 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Madeleine CARTIER was born 24 April 1768, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marguerite CARTIER was born 25 December 1775, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CARTIER married 27 February 1786, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite GIGUERE dite DESPINS

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Madeleine CARTIER married 6 February 1792, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste NIQUETTE

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

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Marguerite VERONNEAU died 30 September 1793, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1796 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CARTIER married 26 November 1796, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada to Medard-Francois JANTON dit DAUPHINÉ (DAUPHINAIS)

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

1805 Death of Child
Marguerite CARTIER died 6 December 1805, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 69 years old.

Death — 1816
30 June 1816
Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 80.

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