Jean-Baptiste DROUIN

Born

31 March 1741 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

7 March 1782 , Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre DROUIN Marie-Anne VANIER

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Born: 31 March 1741 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DROUIN

Mother: Marie-Anne VANIER

Paternal grandparents: Étienne DROUIN , Catherine LOIGNON

Maternal grandparents: Jean VANIER dit LAFONTAINE , Marie HOTTE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Madeleine MELOCHE 18 February 1765 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine MELOCHE was born 21 November 1745 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Marie-Madeleine died 29 April 1782 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Marie-Madeleine was the child of Joseph-Marie MELOCHE and Marguerite PICARD.

Jean-Baptiste DROUIN died 7 March 1782 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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 DROUIN married

Marie-Madeleine MELOCHE
Marriage date: 18 February 1765
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine MELOCHE was the child of Joseph-Marie MELOCHE and Marguerite PICARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste DROUIN and Marie-Madeleine MELOCHE

Pierre DROUIN

Born: 29 June 1768, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 January 1831, Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise JOLIVET dite LÉPINE 13 February 1792 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Francois DROUIN

Born: 27 April 1771, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 July 1839, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine DEVOYAU 9 February 1795 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1741
31 March 1741
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DROUIN and Marie-Madeleine MELOCHE 18 February 1765, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 23 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Pierre DROUIN was born 29 June 1768, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Francois DROUIN was born 27 April 1771, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Jean-Baptiste was 30 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.