Jean-Baptiste PLANTE

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6 October 1731 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

21 January 1803 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste PLANTE Marie-Jeanne HUS MILET (MILLET)

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Born: 6 October 1731 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste PLANTE

Mother: Marie-Jeanne HUS MILET (MILLET)

Paternal grandparents: François PLANTE , Louise BÉRARD

Maternal grandparents: Marc-Antoine HUS MILET (MILLET) , Françoise LAVALLEE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Louise COUTU 7 February 1752 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise COUTU was born 3 April 1726 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise died 23 March 1778 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Daniel-Louis COUTU (COTTU) and Catherine CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON.

Jean-Baptiste PLANTE died 21 January 1803 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Jean-Baptiste PLANTE married

Marie-Louise COUTU
Marriage date: 7 February 1752
Marriage place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise COUTU was the child of Daniel-Louis COUTU (COTTU) and Catherine CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON

Children of Jean-Baptiste PLANTE and Marie-Louise COUTU

Joseph-Gervais PLANTE

Born: 13 May 1759, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Marguerite TRUDEL 2 October 1780 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marguerite PLANTE

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 December 1835, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Basile NAULT 26 January 1789 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1731
6 October 1731
Sorel, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste PLANTE and Marie-Louise COUTU 7 February 1752, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 20 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph-Gervais PLANTE was born 13 May 1759, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 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.