Jean-Baptiste LEDOUX

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11 June 1745 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

22 March 1823 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

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Jacques LEDOUX Marie-Anne LAPORTE

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Born: 11 June 1745 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques LEDOUX

Mother: Marie-Anne LAPORTE

Paternal grandparents: Jacques LEDOUX , Marie-Anne MONIN

Maternal grandparents: Joseph LAPORTE , Marie-Anne CASAVANT

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Judith BOUSQUET 28 September 1767 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Judith BOUSQUET was born 1 September 1744 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Judith died 18 October 1816 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie-Judith was the child of Claude BOUSQUET and Marie-Marguerite HÉBERT.

Jean-Baptiste LEDOUX died 22 March 1823 in Beloeil, Lower Canada .
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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 LEDOUX married

Marie-Judith BOUSQUET
Marriage date: 28 September 1767
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Judith BOUSQUET was the child of Claude BOUSQUET and Marie-Marguerite HÉBERT

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEDOUX and Marie-Judith BOUSQUET

Jean-Baptiste LEDOUX

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie BRICAUT 22 July 1793 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Louis LEDOUX

Born: abt. 1777, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1867, Beloeil, Canada East

Married: Marguerite BERTRAND 1 August 1796 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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Birth — 1745
11 June 1745
Varennes, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEDOUX and Marie-Judith BOUSQUET 28 September 1767, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 22 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.