Jean-Baptiste PARADIS

Born

18 March 1780 , Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

22 July 1859 , Sainte-Marie, Canada East

Jean-Baptiste married Elisabeth FILION 9 October 1804 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Elisabeth FILION was born 30 March 1785 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada . Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Francois FILION and Elisabeth LESSARD .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste PARADIS

Parents of Jean-Baptiste PARADIS

Father

Louis PARADIS

Mother

Marguerite DEMERS

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste PARADIS

Paternal grandparents

Charles PARADIS Claire DEBLOIS

Maternal grandparents

Joseph DEMERS Geneviève HUARD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste PARADIS

Jean-Baptiste PARADIS married

Elisabeth FILION
Marriage date: 9 October 1804
Marriage place: Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Elisabeth FILION was the child of Jean-Francois FILION and Elisabeth LESSARD

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Jean-Baptiste PARADIS and Elisabeth FILION

Marie PARADIS

Born: 24 December 1805, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Died: 26 August 1880, Ste-Hénédine, Canada

Marguerite PARADIS

Born: 25 June 1809, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Jean PARADIS

Born: 18 November 1810, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Scholastique PARADIS

Born: 1 January 1817, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

David PARADIS

Born: 22 July 1819, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marcelline PARADIS

Born: 25 April 1821, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Isaac PARADIS

Born: 20 August 1823, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Died: 8 April 1904, Sainte-Anastasie-de-Nelson, Lyster, Mégantic, Quebec, Canada

Married: Desanges PARENT 5 August 1845 Place: Sainte-Marie, Canada East

Genevieve PARADIS

Born: abt. 1824, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 February 1878, Laurierville, Québec, Canada

Marie-Julie PARADIS

Born: 9 September 1827, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1780
18 March 1780
Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste PARADIS and Elisabeth FILION 9 October 1804, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

He was 24 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Marie PARADIS was born 24 December 1805, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Marguerite PARADIS was born 25 June 1809, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Jean PARADIS was born 18 November 1810, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Scholastique PARADIS was born 1 January 1817, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Birth of Child
David PARADIS was born 22 July 1819, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
Marcelline PARADIS was born 25 April 1821, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Isaac PARADIS was born 20 August 1823, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Marie-Julie PARADIS was born 9 September 1827, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Jean-Baptiste was 47 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Marriage of Child
Isaac PARADIS married 5 August 1845, Sainte-Marie, Canada East to Desanges PARENT

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.