Jean-Baptiste DESJARDINS

Born

8 February 1727 , Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

20 September 1798 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Angelique MAISONNEUVE 24 November 1749 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Angelique MAISONNEUVE was born 12 January 1728 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France . Angelique died 12 June 1803 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada . Angelique was the child of Pierre MAISONNEUVE and Marie LAMOTHE .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste DESJARDINS

Parents of Jean-Baptiste DESJARDINS

Father

Jacques-Zacharie DESJARDINS

Mother

Marie-Anne PITON dite TOULOUSE

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste DESJARDINS

Paternal grandparents

Claude DESJARDINS dit CHARBONNIER Marguerite CARDILLON

Maternal grandparents

Simon-Dominique PITON dit TOULOUSE Marie BARSA dite LAFLEUR

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste DESJARDINS

Jean-Baptiste DESJARDINS married

Angelique MAISONNEUVE
Marriage date: 24 November 1749
Marriage place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada, New France
Angelique MAISONNEUVE was the child of Pierre MAISONNEUVE and Marie LAMOTHE

Children of Jean-Baptiste DESJARDINS and Angelique MAISONNEUVE

Joseph DESJARDINS

Born: 4 March 1753, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Cecile PAYET dite ST-AMOUR 16 June 1778 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Victoire DESJARDINS

Born: 27 December 1761, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada
Died: 25 September 1842, Saint-Martin, Laval, Canada East

Married: Antoine MIGNERON 24 July 1780 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite DESJARDINS

Born: 26 January 1769, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois BERLOIN dit NANTEL 20 November 1786 Place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1727
8 February 1727
Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DESJARDINS and Angelique MAISONNEUVE 24 November 1749, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

He was 22 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph DESJARDINS was born 4 March 1753, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Victoire DESJARDINS was born 27 December 1761, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 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
Marguerite DESJARDINS was born 26 January 1769, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 41 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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Joseph DESJARDINS married 16 June 1778, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada to Cecile PAYET dite ST-AMOUR

1780 Marriage of Child
Victoire DESJARDINS married 24 July 1780, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada to Antoine MIGNERON

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DESJARDINS married 20 November 1786, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada to Francois BERLOIN dit NANTEL

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

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