Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

Born

22 February 1720 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

21 November 1791 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Pierre DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)Marguerite ROBERT dite LAFONTAINE

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Born: 22 February 1720 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

Mother: Marguerite 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 JACQUES 12 February 1759 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte JACQUES was born 6 November 1742 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Josephte died 27 January 1788 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Josephte was the child of Nicolas JACQUES and Marie-Josephte TESSIER.

Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) died 21 November 1791 in L'Acadie, 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 JACQUES
Marriage date: 12 February 1759
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Josephte JACQUES was the child of Nicolas JACQUES and Marie-Josephte TESSIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Josephte JACQUES

Paul-Hippolyte DAUNAIS

Born: 13 September 1764, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne MESNY 23 July 1787 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1720
22 February 1720
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DAUNAIS (DAUNAY) and Josephte JACQUES 12 February 1759, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 39 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Paul-Hippolyte DAUNAIS was born 13 September 1764, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 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)

1787 Marriage of Child
Paul-Hippolyte DAUNAIS married 23 July 1787, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Anne MESNY