Jean-Baptiste CARON

Born

8 March 1739 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

14 March 1777 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste CARON

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Born: 8 March 1739 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Baptiste CARON

Father

Joseph CARON

Mother

Marie-Josephte LIZOTTE

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste CARON

Paternal grandparents

Ignace CARON Marie GAULIN (GOLIN)

Maternal grandparents

Joseph LIZOTTE 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, Canada, New France . Marthe died 11 February 1810 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada . 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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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste CARON

Jean-Baptiste CARON married

Marthe FORTIN
Marriage date: 31 January 1763
Marriage 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

Born: 3 October 1764, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 January 1792, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Noel PELLETIER 20 October 1783 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Perpetue CARON

Born: 9 May 1769, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 March 1831, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Henri MORIN 26 November 1798 Place: La Pocatière, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1739
8 March 1739
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

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.

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.

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.