Jean-Baptiste TARTRE (LETARTRE)

Born

6 January 1744 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

19 October 1806 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste LETARTRE (LETARTE)Jeanne PERRAULT dite CHATEAUGUAY

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Born: 6 January 1744 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Mother: Jeanne PERRAULT dite CHATEAUGUAY

Paternal grandparents: René LETARTRE (LETARTE) , Marie-Anne GARNEAU

Maternal grandparents: Michel PERROT (PERRAULT) dit CHATEAUGUAY , Jeanne BEAUDRY dite DESBUTTES

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephte COCHON (CAUCHON) 13 November 1769 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Josephte COCHON (CAUCHON) was born 11 December 1743 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Josephte died 3 November 1791 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jacques COCHON (CAUCHON) and Catherine MORISSET.

Jean-Baptiste TARTRE (LETARTRE) died 19 October 1806 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada .
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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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Marie-Josephte COCHON (CAUCHON)
Marriage date: 13 November 1769
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte COCHON (CAUCHON) was the child of Jacques COCHON (CAUCHON) and Catherine MORISSET

Children of Jean-Baptiste TARTRE (LETARTRE) and Marie-Josephte COCHON (CAUCHON)

Marie-Josephte TARTRE

Born: 12 November 1770, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 May 1856, Lanoraie, Canada East

Married: François BONIN 28 January 1788 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Joseph TARTE

Born: 29 January 1776, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Therese BOURDELAIS dite BREME 9 February 1807 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Jacques TARTRE

Born: 8 September 1778, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 September 1778, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Jacques TARTE

Born: 26 September 1780, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 June 1859, Lanoraie, Canada East

Married: Louise HETU 24 January 1814 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Alexandre LETARTE (LETARTRE)

Born: 13 November 1781, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 August 1846, Lanoraie, Canada East

Married: Marie-Victoire GOULET 29 February 1808 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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Birth — 1744
6 January 1744
Saint-Sulpice, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TARTRE (LETARTRE) and Marie-Josephte COCHON (CAUCHON) 13 November 1769 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 25 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte TARTRE was born 12 November 1770, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Joseph TARTE was born 29 January 1776, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Jacques TARTRE was born 8 September 1778, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Joseph-Jacques TARTE was born 26 September 1780, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Alexandre LETARTE (LETARTRE) was born 13 November 1781, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte TARTRE married 28 January 1788, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to François BONIN

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