Jean-Baptiste CORBIÈRE dit LAJEUNESSE

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abt. 1773 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

26 June 1833 , Napierville, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste CORBIERE dit LAJEUNESSE Marie HEBERT

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Born: abt. 1773 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste CORBIERE dit LAJEUNESSE

Mother: Marie HEBERT

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephe BOURDON 19 May 1794 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephe BOURDON was born 16 February 1778 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Josephe died 17 December 1827 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephe was the child of Vital-Charles BOURDON and Barbe-Amable MESNY.

Jean-Baptiste CORBIÈRE dit LAJEUNESSE died 26 June 1833 in Napierville, Lower Canada .

possibly the son of Jean-Baptiste Corbière dit Lajeunesse and Marie Hébert

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Jean-Baptiste CORBIÈRE dit LAJEUNESSE married

Marie-Josephe BOURDON
Marriage date: 19 May 1794
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephe BOURDON was the child of Vital-Charles BOURDON and Barbe-Amable MESNY

Children of Jean-Baptiste CORBIÈRE dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Josephe BOURDON

Pierre-Laurent CORBIERE

Born: 9 August 1797, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 15 May 1866, Lacolle, Canada East

Married: Josephte LAVALLEE 14 July 1835 Place: Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Simon CORBIÈRE

Born: abt. 1804, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie LEBEL 20 June 1825 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Josephe CORBIÈRE

Born: abt. 1813, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph PINSONNEAULT 1827 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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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)

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

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CORBIÈRE dit LAJEUNESSE and Marie-Josephe BOURDON 19 May 1794, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1797 Birth of Child
Pierre-Laurent CORBIERE was born 9 August 1797, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Simon CORBIÈRE married 20 June 1825, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie LEBEL

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)