Jean-Baptiste CARON

(b. 8 March 1739 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1777 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste CARON was born 8 March 1739 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste CARON was the child of Joseph CARON and Marie-Josephte LIZOTTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace CARON and Marie GAULIN (GOLIN) (maternal) Joseph LIZOTTE and Françoise DANCOSSE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-Baptiste married Marthe FORTIN 31 January 1763 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marthe FORTIN was born 7 December 1741 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marthe died 11 February 1810 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marthe was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Francoise BELANGER.

Jean-Baptiste CARON died 14 March 1777 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Fortin Marthe

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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 CARON married

Marthe FORTIN-- Date: 31 January 1763 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marthe FORTIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Francoise BELANGER

Children of Jean-Baptiste CARON and Marthe FORTIN:

Marthe CARON (b.3 October 1764, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 January 1792, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre-Noel PELLETIER 20 October 1783 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Perpetue CARON (b.9 May 1769, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 March 1831, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Henri MORIN 26 November 1798 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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1739 Birth
8 March 1739
L'Islet, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CARON and Marthe FORTIN 31 January 1763, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 23 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Marthe CARON was born 3 October 1764, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Perpetue CARON was born 9 May 1769, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

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.