Jean-Baptiste-Laurent VEILLEUX

Born

10 August 1748 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

19 April 1825 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste-Laurent married Charlotte LETENDRE 5 February 1776 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte LETENDRE was born 25 July 1760 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada . Charlotte died 21 April 1825 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Charlotte was the child of Augustin LETENDRE and Therese FAFARD .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste-Laurent VEILLEUX

Parents of Jean-Baptiste-Laurent VEILLEUX

Father

Jean-Baptiste VERIEU (VEILLEUX) (VERIEUL)

Mother

Madeleine LACROIX

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste-Laurent VEILLEUX

Paternal grandparents

Joseph VERIEU (VEILLEUX) (VERIEUL) Marguerite BUTEAU

Maternal grandparents

Louis LACROIX Suzanne LABRECQUE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste-Laurent VEILLEUX

Jean-Baptiste-Laurent VEILLEUX married

Charlotte LETENDRE
Marriage date: 5 February 1776
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte LETENDRE was the child of Augustin LETENDRE and Therese FAFARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste-Laurent VEILLEUX and Charlotte LETENDRE

Jean-Baptiste VEILLEUX

Born: 22 November 1783, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Françoise LAVALLÉE 7 November 1814 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada

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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 — 1748
10 August 1748
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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.

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste-Laurent VEILLEUX and Charlotte LETENDRE 5 February 1776, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 27 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VEILLEUX was born 22 November 1783, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste-Laurent was 35 years old.

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)

1814 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste VEILLEUX married 7 November 1814, Sorel, Lower Canada to Françoise LAVALLÉE

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)