Jean-Baptiste LEDOUX

(b. 19 September 1690 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1777 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LEDOUX was born 19 September 1690 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LEDOUX was the child of Louis LEDOUX and Marie-Nicole VALIQUET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean VALIQUET dit LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE) and Renee LOPPE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie VIAU 30 September 1721 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie VIAU was born 18 July 1702 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie was the child of Michel VIAU and Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Anne GAUDRY 20 January 1749 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Anne GAUDRY was born 20 August 1702 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Anne died 30 June 1768 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Anne was the child of Jacques GAUDRY dit BOURBONNIERE and Anne BOURDON.

Jean-Baptiste LEDOUX died 25 March 1777 in Chambly, 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 LEDOUX married

Marie VIAU-- Date: 30 September 1721 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marie VIAU was the child of Michel VIAU and Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEDOUX and Marie VIAU:

Antoine LEDOUX (b.abt. 1722, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Angélique GROLIER 2 February 1750 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Michel LEDOUX (b.14 February 1729, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 18 January 1787, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Marguerite RICHARD 22 January 1759 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

François LEDOUX (b.9 December 1732, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 24 May 1781, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louise-Amable CATUDAL 24 November 1766 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste LEDOUX married

Anne GAUDRY-- Date: 20 January 1749 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Anne GAUDRY was the child of Jacques GAUDRY dit BOURBONNIERE and Anne BOURDON

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEDOUX and Anne GAUDRY:

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1690 Birth
19 September 1690
Varennes, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1721 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEDOUX and Marie VIAU 30 September 1721, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 31 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Michel LEDOUX was born 14 February 1729, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
François LEDOUX was born 9 December 1732, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

1749 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEDOUX and Anne GAUDRY 20 January 1749, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 58 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Antoine LEDOUX married 2 February 1750, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Angélique GROLIER

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

1759 Marriage of Child
Michel LEDOUX married 22 January 1759, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Marie-Marguerite RICHARD

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
François LEDOUX married 24 November 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Louise-Amable CATUDAL

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anne GAUDRY died 30 June 1768, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

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.