Jean-Baptiste PAQUET

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8 July 1734 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

22 November 1805 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada

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Pierre PAQUET Angélique BOURG (BOURQUE)

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Born: 8 July 1734 in Laval, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre PAQUET

Mother: Angélique BOURG (BOURQUE)

Paternal grandparents: Jacques-François PAQUET , Katherine Françoise STEPHENS (STEVENS)

Maternal grandparents: Antoine BOURG dit LACHAPELLE , Anne VANDANDAIGUE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Louise GAGNON 6 November 1757 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise GAGNON was born 20 April 1741 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Louise died 17 March 1794 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of Louis GAGNON and Madeleine NEVEU (NEPVEU) dite LACROIX.

Jean-Baptiste PAQUET died 22 November 1805 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada.
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Jean-Baptiste PAQUET married

Marie-Louise GAGNON
Marriage date: 6 November 1757
Marriage place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise GAGNON was the child of Louis GAGNON and Madeleine NEVEU (NEPVEU) dite LACROIX

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Birth — 1734
8 July 1734
Laval, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste PAQUET and Marie-Louise GAGNON 6 November 1757, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 23 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.