Jean-Baptiste LECOUR

(b. 19 May 1717 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1784 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LECOUR was born 19 May 1717 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LECOUR was the child of Charles LECOUR and Marie-Anne POLIQUIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel LECOUR and Louise LEDRAN (maternal) Jean POLIQUIN and Anne ADAM

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Jean-Baptiste married Angelique NADEAU 19 November 1742 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Angelique NADEAU was born 26 November 1723 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Angelique died 14 April 1774 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Angelique was the child of Joseph NADEAU and Angélique TURGEON.

Jean-Baptiste LECOUR died 12 April 1784 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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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Jean-Baptiste LECOUR married

Angelique NADEAU-- Date: 19 November 1742 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Angelique NADEAU was the child of Joseph NADEAU and Angélique TURGEON

Children of Jean-Baptiste LECOUR and Angelique NADEAU:

Marie-Anne LECOUR (b.2 August 1746, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 6 August 1772, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Jean-Marie TANGUAY 14 January 1771 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marguerite LECOUR (b.13 October 1752, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 13 September 1790, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Anne LECOUR (b.2 August 1756, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 29 April 1814, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Andre BLAIS 3 January 1772 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Ignace LECOUR (b.8 April 1767, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 May 1863, Ste-Marguerite, Dorchester, Canada)

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1717 Birth
19 May 1717
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LECOUR and Angelique NADEAU 19 November 1742 , Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 25 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LECOUR was born 2 August 1746, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marguerite LECOUR was born 13 October 1752, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LECOUR was born 2 August 1756, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Ignace LECOUR was born 8 April 1767, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 49 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LECOUR married 14 January 1771, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Jean-Marie TANGUAY

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LECOUR married 3 January 1772 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Andre BLAIS

1772 Death of Child
Marie-Anne LECOUR died 6 August 1772, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 55 years old.

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angelique NADEAU died 14 April 1774, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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.