Jean-Baptiste FAFARD

(b. 29 March 1737 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 21 February 1791 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste FAFARD was born 29 March 1737 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste FAFARD was the child of Joseph-Noel FAFARD and Marie-Josephte LEMAITRE dite AUGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-François FAFARD dit DELORME and Marie-Ursule JACOB (maternal) Charles LEMAITRE dit AUGER and Madeleine CREVIER dite BELLERIVE

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

Jean-Baptiste married Charlotte AUBUCHON dite DESALIERS 21 January 1765 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . Charlotte AUBUCHON dite DESALIERS was born abt. 1737 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Charlotte died 14 November 1773 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Charlotte was the child of Michel AUBUCHON dit DESALLIERS and Catherine DUTEAU.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Geneviève PELLETIER 11 April 1774 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève PELLETIER was born 17 March 1746 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Geneviève died 5 May 1775 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Geneviève was the child of Charles-François PELLETIER dit ANTAYA CHATEAUNEUF and Marie-Thérèse PELOQUIN dite CREDIT.

Jean-Baptiste married (3) Marie-Anne PAQUIN 16 October 1775 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne PAQUIN was born abt. 1751 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 7 September 1825 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Louis-Joseph PAQUIN and Marie-Josephte LESIEUR.

Jean-Baptiste FAFARD died 21 February 1791 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.

m. Aubuchon Charlotte
m. Paquin Marie-Anne
m. Pelletier Genevieve

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Jean-Baptiste FAFARD married

Charlotte AUBUCHON dite DESALIERS-- Date: 21 January 1765 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte AUBUCHON dite DESALIERS was the child of Michel AUBUCHON dit DESALLIERS and Catherine DUTEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste FAFARD and Charlotte AUBUCHON dite DESALIERS:

Jean-Baptiste FAFARD married

Geneviève PELLETIER-- Date: 11 April 1774 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève PELLETIER was the child of Charles-François PELLETIER dit ANTAYA CHATEAUNEUF and Marie-Thérèse PELOQUIN dite CREDIT

Children of Jean-Baptiste FAFARD and Geneviève PELLETIER:

Jean-Baptiste FAFARD married

Marie-Anne PAQUIN-- Date: 16 October 1775 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne PAQUIN was the child of Louis-Joseph PAQUIN and Marie-Josephte LESIEUR

Children of Jean-Baptiste FAFARD and Marie-Anne PAQUIN:

Marguerite FAFARD (b.23 March 1779, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 May 1858, St-André-Avellin, Canada)
m. Michel FRAPPIER 23 April 1798 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1737 Birth
29 March 1737
Sorel, Canada, New France

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FAFARD and Charlotte AUBUCHON dite DESALIERS 21 January 1765, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 27 years old.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte AUBUCHON dite DESALIERS died 14 November 1773, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

1774 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FAFARD and Geneviève PELLETIER 11 April 1774, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

He was 37 years old.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FAFARD and Marie-Anne PAQUIN 16 October 1775, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

He was 38 years old.

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève PELLETIER died 5 May 1775, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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.