Jean-Baptiste BONENFANT

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24 June 1716 , St-Martin-de-Fraigneau, Vendee, France

Died

10 August 1797 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Born: 24 June 1716 in St-Martin-de-Fraigneau, Vendee, France

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Jean-Baptiste married Elisabeth BALSE dite JAMBARD 1 June 1745 in La Flotte, Poitou, France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth BALSE dite JAMBARD was born 8 October 1718 in La Flotte, Poitou, France. Elisabeth died 4 September 1774 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse).

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Josephte COTE 15 February 1775 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte COTE was born 1 May 1737 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 5 January 1820 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre COTE and Marguerite DELAGE.

Jean-Baptiste BONENFANT died 10 August 1797 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada .

son of Louis Bonenfant and Hilaire Macaud

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste BONENFANT

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Jean-Baptiste BONENFANT married

Elisabeth BALSE dite JAMBARD
Marriage date: 1 June 1745
Marriage place: La Flotte, Poitou, France

Children of Jean-Baptiste BONENFANT and Elisabeth BALSE dite JAMBARD

Jean-Baptiste-Louis BONENFANT

Born: 26 March 1746, La Flotte, France
Died: 30 April 1790, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Veronique LEPAGE 26 May 1763 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Elisabeth BONENFANT

Born: 29 September 1759, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 16 August 1815, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Louis GAGNON 26 September 1774 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste BONENFANT married

Marie-Josephte COTE
Marriage date: 15 February 1775
Marriage place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte COTE was the child of Pierre COTE and Marguerite DELAGE

Children of Jean-Baptiste BONENFANT and Marie-Josephte COTE

Marie-Marguerite BONENFANT

Born: 11 February 1776, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 March 1826, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre CASGRAIN 27 July 1790 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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Birth — 1716
24 June 1716
St-Martin-de-Fraigneau, Vendee, France

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

1745 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BONENFANT and Elisabeth BALSE dite JAMBARD 1 June 1745 , La Flotte, Poitou, France

He was 28 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Louis BONENFANT was born 26 March 1746, La Flotte, France

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BONENFANT was born 29 September 1759, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1763 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Louis BONENFANT married 26 May 1763, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Marie-Veronique LEPAGE

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth BALSE dite JAMBARD died 4 September 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1774 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth BONENFANT married 26 September 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Louis GAGNON

1775 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BONENFANT and Marie-Josephte COTE 15 February 1775 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 58 years old.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite BONENFANT was born 11 February 1776, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean-Baptiste was 59 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Louis BONENFANT died 30 April 1790, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 73 years old.

1790 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite BONENFANT married 27 July 1790, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Pierre CASGRAIN

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

Death — 1797
10 August 1797
Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 81.

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