Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

Born

9 April 1714 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

19 March 1804 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Antoine DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)Marie ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

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Born: 9 April 1714 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

Mother: Marie ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents: Antoine DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) , Marie-Anne RICHARD

Maternal grandparents: Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE , Marie BOURGERIE

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Jean-Baptiste married Josephte PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS 16 November 1739 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Josephte PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS was born 15 April 1720 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Josephte died 26 May 1799 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS and Marguerite CASAVANT.

Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) died 19 March 1804 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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Josephte PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS
Marriage date: 16 November 1739
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Josephte PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS was the child of Jean-Baptiste PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS and Marguerite CASAVANT

Children of Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Josephte PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS

Marie-Josephte DAUNAIS

Born: abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 October 1821, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre DESMARAIS 26 April 1763 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS dit FRENIERE

Born: 13 February 1746, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 18 February 1824, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine ROIREAU dite LALIBERTÉ 1772 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Amable DAUNAIS

Born: 5 March 1747, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Marie GRIGNON 3 February 1772 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie DAUNAIS

Born: 4 July 1750, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 16 August 1808, Mascouche, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques FORGET dit DESPATITS 7 October 1789 Place: Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1714
9 April 1714
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Josephte PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS 16 November 1739, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 25 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS dit FRENIERE was born 13 February 1746, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable DAUNAIS was born 5 March 1747, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie DAUNAIS was born 4 July 1750, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte DAUNAIS married 26 April 1763, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Pierre DESMARAIS

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable DAUNAIS married 3 February 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Joseph-Marie GRIGNON

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.