Jean-Baptiste LECLERC

Born

19 March 1783 , Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

2 December 1871 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Archange LECLERC (LECLAIR) dite LAFRENAYE 28 July 1806 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Archange LECLERC (LECLAIR) dite LAFRENAYE was born 4 September 1786 in Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada . Archange was the child of Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Cécile DUMAS .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC

Parents of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC

Father

Jean-Baptiste LECLERC

Mother

Louise-Thérèse VENNE

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC

Paternal grandparents

Nicolas-Charles LECLERC Marie-Josephe PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX

Maternal grandparents

Louis VENNE (VOYNE) Marie-Louise DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC

Jean-Baptiste LECLERC married

Archange LECLERC (LECLAIR) dite LAFRENAYE
Marriage date: 28 July 1806
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Archange LECLERC (LECLAIR) dite LAFRENAYE was the child of Pierre LECLERC dit LAFRENAYE and Cécile DUMAS

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Archange LECLERC (LECLAIR) dite LAFRENAYE

Jean-Baptiste LECLERC

Born: 27 December 1806, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite BISSON 13 November 1826 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Michel LECLERC

Born: 1 April 1811, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie BIBEAU 27 January 1835 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Marie LECLERC

Born: 25 January 1814, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph CARTIER 17 February 1829 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Alexandre OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE 28 February 1832 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Emelie LECLERC

Born: abt. 1815, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 April 1892, St-Germain de Grantham, Quebec, Canada

Married: Charles ST-MARTIN 9 February 1836 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada

Éméranthe LECLERC

Born: 22 July 1816, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: 29 October 1860, Contrecœur, Canada East

Married: Olivier MANDEVILLE 7 January 1845 Place: Contrecœur, Canada East

François LECLERC (LECLAIR)

Born: 24 March 1819, Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died: 24 November 1859, Contrecœur, Canada East

Married: Hermina-Louise PAQUIN 1 February 1842 Place: Lanoraie, Canada East

Eleonore LECLERC

Born: abt. 1820, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel FRENETTE 3 October 1848 Place: Contrecœur, Canada East

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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 — 1783
19 March 1783
Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1806 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Archange LECLERC (LECLAIR) dite LAFRENAYE 28 July 1806, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 23 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC was born 27 December 1806, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Michel LECLERC was born 1 April 1811, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Marie LECLERC was born 25 January 1814, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Éméranthe LECLERC was born 22 July 1816, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

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.

1819 Birth of Child
François LECLERC (LECLAIR) was born 24 March 1819, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

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)

1826 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC married 13 November 1826, Contrecœur, Lower Canada to Marguerite BISSON

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1829 Marriage of Child
Marie LECLERC married 17 February 1829, Contrecœur, Lower Canada to Joseph CARTIER

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Marriage of Child
Marie LECLERC married 28 February 1832, Contrecœur, Lower Canada to Alexandre OSSANT (AUSSAN) dit LANGE

1835 Marriage of Child
Michel LECLERC married 27 January 1835, Contrecœur, Lower Canada to Marie BIBEAU

1836 Marriage of Child
Emelie LECLERC married 9 February 1836, Sorel, Lower Canada to Charles ST-MARTIN

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

1842 Marriage of Child
François LECLERC (LECLAIR) married 1 February 1842, Lanoraie, Canada East to Hermina-Louise PAQUIN

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

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

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Marriage of Child
Éméranthe LECLERC married 7 January 1845, Contrecœur, Canada East to Olivier MANDEVILLE

1848 Marriage of Child
Eleonore LECLERC married 3 October 1848, Contrecœur, Canada East to Michel FRENETTE

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

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Death of Child
François LECLERC (LECLAIR) died 24 November 1859, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 76 years old.

1860 Death of Child
Éméranthe LECLERC died 29 October 1860, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 77 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.