Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN

Born

2 January 1729 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Died

18 February 1803 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Marie Angelique Madeleine CLOUATRE 11 January 1779 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie Angelique Madeleine CLOUATRE was born abt. 1756 in Canada. Marie Angelique Madeleine was the child of Dominique CLOUATRE and Françoise BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN

Parents of Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN

Father

Jean Baptiste TRAHAN

Mother

Anne Marie HÉBERT

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN

Paternal grandparents

Jean Charles TRAHAN Marie Françoise BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

Maternal grandparents

Étienne HÉBERT Jeanne COMEAU

Jean-Baptiste was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN

Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN married

Marie Angelique Madeleine CLOUATRE
Marriage date: 11 January 1779
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie Angelique Madeleine CLOUATRE was the child of Dominique CLOUATRE and Françoise BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN and Marie Angelique Madeleine CLOUATRE

Marie TRAHAN

Born: 19 August 1780, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 July 1802, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN

Born: 23 September 1781, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 August 1872, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe THERRIEN 30 September 1805 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Genevieve TRAHAN

Born: 30 January 1783, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 October 1808, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph PHANEUF 20 January 1800 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Pierre TRAHAN

Born: 3 February 1785, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 January 1835, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie ISABELLE 12 February 1810 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Joseph TRAHAN

Born: 7 August 1786, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Isabelle TRAHAN

Born: 10 November 1787, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Olivier GRANGER 16 November 1807 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Anonyme TRAHAN

Born: 7 March 1790, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 March 1790, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada

Francoise TRAHAN

Born: 15 July 1791, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 20 July 1875, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada

Dominique TRAHAN

Born: 20 December 1792, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 19 October 1876, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie LAROCHE 3 August 1812 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Archange TRAHAN

Born: 15 October 1794, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Rose (Rosalie) TRAHAN

Born: 3 April 1799, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 21 February 1885, Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada

Married: Paul Hippolyte MONET 13 January 1817 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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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 — 1729
2 January 1729
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

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.

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN and Marie Angelique Madeleine CLOUATRE 11 January 1779 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 50 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie TRAHAN was born 19 August 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 51 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN was born 23 September 1781, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 52 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Genevieve TRAHAN was born 30 January 1783, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 54 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Pierre TRAHAN was born 3 February 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 56 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Joseph TRAHAN was born 7 August 1786, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 57 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Isabelle TRAHAN was born 10 November 1787, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 58 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Anonyme TRAHAN was born 7 March 1790, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 61 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Francoise TRAHAN was born 15 July 1791, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 62 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Dominique TRAHAN was born 20 December 1792, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 64 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Archange TRAHAN was born 15 October 1794, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 65 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Rose (Rosalie) TRAHAN was born 3 April 1799, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 70 years old.

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Genevieve TRAHAN married 20 January 1800, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Joseph PHANEUF