Jean-Baptiste PILON

Born

25 January 1755 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

20 October 1828 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

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Jacques-Amable PILON Marie-Louise-Suzanne BRAZEAU

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Born: 25 January 1755 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques-Amable PILON

Mother: Marie-Louise-Suzanne BRAZEAU

Paternal grandparents: Pierre PILON , Anne-Jeanne DAOUST

Maternal grandparents: François BRAZEAU , Marie-Anne BUET

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Charlotte RANGER 28 January 1779 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte RANGER was born 4 November 1758 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte died 2 October 1846 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Marie-Charlotte was the child of Hubert RANGER and Elisabeth ROBILLARD.

Jean-Baptiste PILON died 20 October 1828 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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 PILON married

Marie-Charlotte RANGER
Marriage date: 28 January 1779
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte RANGER was the child of Hubert RANGER and Elisabeth ROBILLARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste PILON and Marie-Charlotte RANGER

Joachim PILON

Born: 3 August 1800, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada
Died: 24 July 1874, Vaudreuil, Québec, Canada

Married: Christine LALONDE 11 February 1822 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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Birth — 1755
25 January 1755
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste PILON and Marie-Charlotte RANGER 28 January 1779, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 24 years old.

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)

1800 Birth of Child
Joachim PILON was born 3 August 1800, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.

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

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

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1822 Marriage of Child
Joachim PILON married 11 February 1822, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Christine LALONDE

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)