Jean Baptiste LANDRY

Born

9 August 1721 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

2 June 1798 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

Jean Baptiste married Catherine BRAULT 14 July 1760 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada .
Catherine BRAULT was born abt. 1740 in Acadia, Canada. Catherine was the child of Jean BREAU (BRAULT) and Catherine THIBODEAU .

Parents & Family of Jean Baptiste LANDRY

Parents of Jean Baptiste LANDRY

Father

Jean Baptiste LANDRY

Mother

Marguerite MELANSON

Grandparents of Jean Baptiste LANDRY

Paternal grandparents

Pierre LANDRY Madeleine ROBICHAUD dite CADET

Maternal grandparents

Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE Marie DUGAS

Jean Baptiste was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean Baptiste LANDRY

Jean Baptiste LANDRY married

Catherine BRAULT
Marriage date: 14 July 1760
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada
Catherine BRAULT was the child of Jean BREAU (BRAULT) and Catherine THIBODEAU

Children of Jean Baptiste LANDRY and Catherine BRAULT

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1721
9 August 1721
Port Royal, Acadia

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste LANDRY and Catherine BRAULT 14 July 1760, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 38 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.

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.