Jean-Baptiste LEFORT

(b. 29 July 1708 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 21 January 1786 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LEFORT was born 29 July 1708 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LEFORT was the child of Jean LAFORT (LEFORT) dit LAFOREST and Marguerite DROUSSON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Robert DRUSSON (DROUSSON) dit LAFLEUR and Jeanne TARDÉ dite GEOFFROY

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Charlotte MENARD 30 June 1738 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Charlotte MENARD was born 25 October 1710 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Charlotte died 2 August 1796 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Louis MENARD and Marie-Anne FEVRIER.

Jean-Baptiste LEFORT died 21 January 1786 in Chambly, Province of Québec, 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 LEFORT married

Marie-Charlotte MENARD-- Date: 30 June 1738 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte MENARD was the child of Louis MENARD and Marie-Anne FEVRIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEFORT and Marie-Charlotte MENARD:

Charlotte LEFORT (b.20 January 1739, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 4 June 1820, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph GUIGNARDA dit ST-GERMAIN 31 January 1757 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Josephte LEFORT (b.15 March 1740, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 4 April 1778, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre COGNAC dit LEVEILLE 21 February 1757 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Isabelle LEFORT (b.8 September 1750, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Denis AUPRY 23 November 1772 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1708 Birth
29 July 1708
Chambly, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1738 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEFORT and Marie-Charlotte MENARD 30 June 1738, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 29 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Charlotte LEFORT was born 20 January 1739, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Josephte LEFORT was born 15 March 1740, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Isabelle LEFORT was born 8 September 1750, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Charlotte LEFORT married 31 January 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph GUIGNARDA dit ST-GERMAIN

1757 Marriage of Child
Josephte LEFORT married 21 February 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Pierre COGNAC dit LEVEILLE

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Isabelle LEFORT married 23 November 1772, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Denis AUPRY

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.