Jean-Baptiste LECLERC

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28 March 1681 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Died

16 April 1775 , Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Guillaume LECLERC Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT

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Born: 28 March 1681 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Father: Guillaume LECLERC

Mother: Marie-Thérèse HUNAULT

Maternal grandparents: Toussaint HUNAULT (HUNEAULT) dit DESCHAMPS , Marie LORGUEIL-ARCOUET

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Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite BEAUCHAMP 23 November 1705 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite BEAUCHAMP was born 27 March 1689 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marguerite died 6 April 1755 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marguerite was the child of Jean BEAUCHAMP and Marie-Jeanne LOISEL (LOISELLE).

Jean-Baptiste LECLERC died 16 April 1775 in Lachenaie, Province of Québec, 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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Marguerite BEAUCHAMP
Marriage date: 23 November 1705
Marriage place: Laval, Canada, New France
Marguerite BEAUCHAMP was the child of Jean BEAUCHAMP and Marie-Jeanne LOISEL (LOISELLE)

Children of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Marguerite BEAUCHAMP

Pierre-Prisque LECLERC

Born: 20 October 1709, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 31 May 1784, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Catherine VAILLANCOURT 13 July 1733 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Marie-Angélique LECLERC

Born: 14 August 1717, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 19 February 1747, Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre-Louis BOESME (BOISMIER) 2 July 1736 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Catherine LECLERC

Born: 3 September 1724, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 31 August 1749, Laval, Canada, New France

Married: Augustin DAZÉ 28 January 1743 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

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Birth — 1681
28 March 1681
Lachenaie, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1705 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Marguerite BEAUCHAMP 23 November 1705 , Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 24 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Pierre-Prisque LECLERC was born 20 October 1709, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique LECLERC was born 14 August 1717, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

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

1724 Birth of Child
Catherine LECLERC was born 3 September 1724, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1733 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Prisque LECLERC married 13 July 1733 , Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Catherine VAILLANCOURT

1736 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique LECLERC married 2 July 1736, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Pierre-Louis BOESME (BOISMIER)

1743 Marriage of Child
Catherine LECLERC married 28 January 1743, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Augustin DAZÉ

1747 Death of Child
Marie-Angélique LECLERC died 19 February 1747, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Jean-Baptiste was 65 years old.

1749 Death of Child
Catherine LECLERC died 31 August 1749, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Jean-Baptiste was 68 years old.

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

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite BEAUCHAMP died 6 April 1755, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

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.

Death — 1775
16 April 1775
Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 94.

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