Jean-Baptiste BURELLE (BUREL)

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19 April 1711 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

4 May 1780 , Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre BURELLE (BUREL)Marie-Anne GENTES

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Born: 19 April 1711 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BURELLE (BUREL)

Mother: Marie-Anne GENTES

Maternal grandparents: Étienne GENTES , Catherine MESSIER dite ST-MICHEL

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Jean-Baptiste married Veronique LATOUCHE dite ROGER 11 October 1745 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Veronique LATOUCHE dite ROGER was born 2 December 1728 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Veronique died 6 January 1810 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Veronique was the child of Jean-Baptiste LATOUCHE dit ROGER and Madeleine ROUGEAU.

Jean-Baptiste BURELLE (BUREL) died 4 May 1780 in Beloeil, 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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Veronique LATOUCHE dite ROGER
Marriage date: 11 October 1745
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Veronique LATOUCHE dite ROGER was the child of Jean-Baptiste LATOUCHE dit ROGER and Madeleine ROUGEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste BURELLE (BUREL) and Veronique LATOUCHE dite ROGER

Marie-Desanges BURELLE

Born: 15 February 1749, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 29 October 1801, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Charles LAVIGNE 10 October 1768 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Married: Louis-Nicolas TRUDEAU 8 September 1800 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Anne BURELLE

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 17 November 1846, Beloeil, Canada East

Married: François SYLVESTRE 22 October 1781 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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Birth — 1711
19 April 1711
Varennes, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1745 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BURELLE (BUREL) and Veronique LATOUCHE dite ROGER 11 October 1745, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 34 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges BURELLE was born 15 February 1749, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Desanges BURELLE married 10 October 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Charles LAVIGNE

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.