Jean-Baptiste HEROUX

Born

25 August 1766 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

20 January 1829 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste HEROUX

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Born: 25 August 1766 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Jean-Baptiste HEROUX

Father

Etienne HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE

Mother

Catherine-Francoise GRENIER

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste HEROUX

Paternal grandparents

Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE Marie-Françoise BENOIT

Maternal grandparents

Jean-François GRENIER (GARNIER) Marie-Josephte GELINAS

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

Jean-Baptiste married Anastasie-Eustasie LEMAY 7 January 1788 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anastasie-Eustasie LEMAY was born 20 May 1768 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . Anastasie-Eustasie died 5 May 1820 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Anastasie-Eustasie was the child of Francois-Charles LEMAY dit POUDRIER and Marie-Therese HAMEL.

Jean-Baptiste HEROUX died 20 January 1829 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .

m. Lemay Anastasie-Eustasie

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste HEROUX

Jean-Baptiste HEROUX married

Anastasie-Eustasie LEMAY
Marriage date: 7 January 1788
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Anastasie-Eustasie LEMAY was the child of Francois-Charles LEMAY dit POUDRIER and Marie-Therese HAMEL

Children of Jean-Baptiste HEROUX and Anastasie-Eustasie LEMAY

Firmin HEROUX

Born: 6 January 1791, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE 7 February 1820 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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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 — 1766
25 August 1766
Yamachiche, 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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste HEROUX and Anastasie-Eustasie LEMAY 7 January 1788, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 21 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Firmin HEROUX was born 6 January 1791, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

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

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

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