Jean-Baptiste MARCEAU

(b. 29 August 1732 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1802 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste MARCEAU was born 29 August 1732 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste MARCEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARCEAU and Madeleine LEPAGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis MARCEAU and Jeanne DUMAS (maternal) Pierre LEPAGE and Marie-Madeleine TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

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Jean-Baptiste married Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS 19 July 1758 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS was born 8 April 1737 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Catherine died 11 May 1803 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS and Marguerite DROUIN.

Jean-Baptiste MARCEAU died 22 December 1802 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Jean-Baptiste MARCEAU married

Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS-- Date: 19 July 1758 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS and Marguerite DROUIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste MARCEAU and Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS:

Joseph MARCEAU (b.3 March 1773, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 September 1856, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada East)
m. Catherine PLANTE 14 November 1796 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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1732 Birth
29 August 1732
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MARCEAU and Catherine CANAC dite MARQUIS 19 July 1758 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 25 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.

1773 Birth of Child
Joseph MARCEAU was born 3 March 1773, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 40 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.