Jean-Baptiste MAGUET (MAILLÉT)

Born

5 May 1727 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

26 January 1794 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Born: 5 May 1727 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Baptiste MAGUET (MAILLÉT)

Father

Jean-Baptiste MAGUET

Mother

Marie-Jeanne BARBE dite ABEL

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste MAGUET (MAILLÉT)

Paternal grandparents

Pierre MAGUET Catherine PERTHUIS

Maternal grandparents

Joseph Abel BARBE (BEARD) Marguerite DESJARDINS dite CHARBONNIER

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

Jean-Baptiste married Josephte CHALIFOUX 17 January 1752 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte CHALIFOUX was born 12 August 1732 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Josephte died 10 May 1809 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada . Josephte was the child of Jacques CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT.

Jean-Baptiste MAGUET (MAILLÉT) died 26 January 1794 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada .

m. Chalifoux Josephte

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste MAGUET (MAILLÉT)

Jean-Baptiste MAGUET (MAILLÉT) married

Josephte CHALIFOUX
Marriage date: 17 January 1752
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Josephte CHALIFOUX was the child of Jacques CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT

Children of Jean-Baptiste MAGUET (MAILLÉT) and Josephte CHALIFOUX

Anne-Therese MAILLET (MAGUET)

Born: 5 February 1762, Chambly, Canada
Died: 3 December 1831, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Michel CHEVAUDIER 12 June 1780 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1727
5 May 1727
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MAGUET (MAILLÉT) and Josephte CHALIFOUX 17 January 1752, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 24 years old.

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

1762 Birth of Child
Anne-Therese MAILLET (MAGUET) was born 5 February 1762, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 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.

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Anne-Therese MAILLET (MAGUET) married 12 June 1780, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada to Michel CHEVAUDIER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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