Jean-Baptiste ROBERT

Born

21 May 1755 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

29 March 1828 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Agathe ST-DENIS 15 February 1779 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe ST-DENIS was born 5 February 1760 in La Prairie, Canada . Agathe was the child of Joseph-Jean-Baptiste ST-DENIS and Marie-Anne-Agathe RAINVILLE .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT

Parents of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT

Father

Jacques ROBERT

Mother

Marie-Catherine RAYMOND

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT

Paternal grandparents

Andre ROBERT dit BRETON Marie-Marguerite DANIAU (DANIA)

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND TOULOUSE RAYMOND Marie-Louise DRUSSON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT

Jean-Baptiste ROBERT married

Agathe ST-DENIS
Marriage date: 15 February 1779
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Agathe ST-DENIS was the child of Joseph-Jean-Baptiste ST-DENIS and Marie-Anne-Agathe RAINVILLE

Children of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT and Agathe ST-DENIS

Jean-Baptiste ROBERT

Born: 6 June 1784, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Sophie FOUCRAULT 20 April 1807 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1755
21 May 1755
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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 ROBERT and Agathe ST-DENIS 15 February 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 23 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT was born 6 June 1784, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

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

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

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

1807 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT married 20 April 1807, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Sophie FOUCRAULT

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)