Jacques BOILEAU

(b. 1 October 1734 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 18 April 1796 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )

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Jacques BOILEAU was born 1 October 1734 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jacques BOILEAU was the child of Pierre BOILEAU (BOULEAU) and Madeleine-Marguerite LAHAYE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean LAHAYE dit HIBERNOIS and Marie Madeleine SWARDEN (SWARTON)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jacques married Marie LAUZON 15 January 1759 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie LAUZON was born 11 March 1741 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Marie died 6 April 1819 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Marie was the child of François-Marie LAUZON and Marie-Francoise LACOMBE.

Jacques BOILEAU died 18 April 1796 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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Jacques BOILEAU married

Marie LAUZON-- Date: 15 January 1759 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Marie LAUZON was the child of François-Marie LAUZON and Marie-Francoise LACOMBE

Children of Jacques BOILEAU and Marie LAUZON:

Françoise BOILEAU (b.18 February 1769, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 November 1849, Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Canada East)
m. Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE) 19 August 1790 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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1734 Birth
1 October 1734
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Jacques BOILEAU and Marie LAUZON 15 January 1759, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 24 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.

1769 Birth of Child
Françoise BOILEAU was born 18 February 1769, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Jacques was 34 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage of Child
Françoise BOILEAU married 19 August 1790, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Pierre BREYER dit ST-PIERRE (BREILLE)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)