Jean-Baptiste LONGPRE

Born

6 January 1761 , Repentigny, Canada

Died

22 July 1850 , Repentigny, Canada East

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Louis LONGPRE Marie-Angélique JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

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Born: 6 January 1761 in Repentigny, Canada

Father: Louis LONGPRE

Mother: Marie-Angélique JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

Maternal grandparents: Laurent JANOT dit LACHAPELLE , Marie-Anne CHARTIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE 25 September 1786 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE was born 19 January 1770 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte died 12 October 1843 in Repentigny, Canada East . Marie-Josephte was the child of Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE and Marianne LAHAISE.

Jean-Baptiste LONGPRE died 22 July 1850 in Repentigny, Canada East .
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Jean-Baptiste LONGPRE married

Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE
Marriage date: 25 September 1786
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE was the child of Charles MERCIER dit LAJOIE and Marianne LAHAISE

Children of Jean-Baptiste LONGPRE and Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE

Marie-Charlotte LONGPRE

Born: 28 June 1791, L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis BOUGRET dit DUFORT 14 February 1814 Place: Repentigny, 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 — 1761
6 January 1761
Repentigny, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LONGPRE and Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE 25 September 1786, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 25 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte LONGPRE was born 28 June 1791, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

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

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

1814 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte LONGPRE married 14 February 1814 , Repentigny, Lower Canada to Louis BOUGRET dit DUFORT

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte MERCIER dite LAJOIE died 12 October 1843, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

Death — 1850
22 July 1850
Repentigny, Canada East
He died at the age of 89.

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