Jean PLANTE

(b. abt. 1731 , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 October 1811 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Jean PLANTE was born abt. 1731 in Québec Province, Canada

Jean PLANTE was the child of Pierre PLANTE and Angelique HAVARD (AVARE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PLANTE and Marguerite PATENAUDE (maternal) Pierre HAVARD (AVARE) and Louise GAUTHIER

Jean had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Jean married Marthe VERIEUL 19 February 1759 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Marthe VERIEUL was born 26 October 1728 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marthe died 2 June 1800 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marthe was the child of Joseph VERIEU (VEILLEUX) (VERIEUL) and Marguerite BUTEAU.

Jean PLANTE died 20 October 1811 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada.

m. Verieul Marthe

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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 PLANTE married

Marthe VERIEUL-- Date: 19 February 1759 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marthe VERIEUL was the child of Joseph VERIEU (VEILLEUX) (VERIEUL) and Marguerite BUTEAU

Children of Jean PLANTE and Marthe VERIEUL:

Jean PLANTE (b.9 June 1769, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 June 1797, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Josephte DOYON 11 November 1788 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Jean PLANTE and Marthe VERIEUL 19 February 1759, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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 Birth of Child
Jean PLANTE was born 9 June 1769, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Revolutionary War
PLANTE,Jean. St-Francois I.0. Deprived of militia commission because he mounted guard for the rebels (BTW).
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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 of Child
Jean PLANTE married 11 November 1788, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Marie-Josephte DOYON

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

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