Jean-Baptiste VACHON

(b. 15 July 1728 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 17 June 1805 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste VACHON was born 15 July 1728 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste VACHON was the child of Noel VACHON dit DESFOURCHETTES and Marie-Charlotte MARET (MARETTE) dite LEPINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre VACHON and Marguerite-Catherine SOULARD (maternal) Charles MARET (MARETTE) dit LEPINE and Marie-Charlotte GAGNON

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Marguerite VACHER dite ST-ANTOINE 19 February 1753 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite VACHER dite ST-ANTOINE was born 21 February 1733 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marguerite died 14 December 1809 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Antoine VACHER and Marie-Marguerite PELLETIER.

Jean-Baptiste VACHON died 17 June 1805 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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 VACHON married

Marie-Marguerite VACHER dite ST-ANTOINE-- Date: 19 February 1753 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite VACHER dite ST-ANTOINE was the child of Antoine VACHER and Marie-Marguerite PELLETIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste VACHON and Marie-Marguerite VACHER dite ST-ANTOINE:

Charlotte VACHON (b.2 August 1757, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 27 March 1830, Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre GOGUET (GOYETTE) 27 January 1777 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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1728 Birth
15 July 1728
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste VACHON and Marie-Marguerite VACHER dite ST-ANTOINE 19 February 1753, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Charlotte VACHON was born 2 August 1757, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 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.