Jean-Baptiste RUEL

Born

6 March 1763 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

26 February 1843 , Saint-Henri, Canada East

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste RUEL

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Born: 6 March 1763 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Jean-Baptiste RUEL

Father

Ignace RUEL

Mother

Elisabeth PAQUET

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste RUEL

Paternal grandparents

Ignace RUEL Geneviève ROY

Maternal grandparents

Antoine PAQUET dit LAVALLEE Genevieve PAULET

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Barbe ASSELIN 17 January 1785 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Barbe ASSELIN was born 26 April 1765 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada. Marie-Barbe was the child of François ASSELIN and Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE.

Jean-Baptiste RUEL died 26 February 1843 in Saint-Henri, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste RUEL

Jean-Baptiste RUEL married

Marie-Barbe ASSELIN
Marriage date: 17 January 1785
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Barbe ASSELIN was the child of François ASSELIN and Marie-Anne GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE

Children of Jean-Baptiste RUEL and Marie-Barbe ASSELIN

Marie-Anne RUEL

Born: 3 August 1789, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis PLANTE 8 September 1812 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1763
6 March 1763
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste RUEL and Marie-Barbe ASSELIN 17 January 1785, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RUEL was born 3 August 1789, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne RUEL married 8 September 1812, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada to Louis PLANTE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England