Jean-Baptiste BOISVERT

Born

14 October 1760 , Trois-Rivières, Canada

Died

7 December 1839 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite JANELLE 30 January 1786 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite JANELLE was born 30 September 1768 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite died 13 October 1804 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Pierre-François JANELLE and Marie-Thérèse PROULX .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste BOISVERT

Parents of Jean-Baptiste BOISVERT

Father

Étienne DENEVERS dit BOISVERT

Mother

Marie-Françoise CHORET

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste BOISVERT

Paternal grandparents

Étienne DENEVERS dit BOISVERT Marie-Anne PICHET dite DUPRÉ

Maternal grandparents

Jean CHORET Jeanne-Louise LEMIRE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste BOISVERT

Jean-Baptiste BOISVERT married

Marguerite JANELLE
Marriage date: 30 January 1786
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite JANELLE was the child of Pierre-François JANELLE and Marie-Thérèse PROULX

Children of Jean-Baptiste BOISVERT and Marguerite JANELLE

Catherine BOISVERT

Born: 27 January 1789, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles COTE 16 January 1809 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Thomas BOISVERT

Born: abt. 1806, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 November 1892, Adamsville

Married: Edwidge LEGROS dite ST-PIERRE 28 May 1849 Place: Bonsecours, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1760
14 October 1760
Trois-Rivières, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BOISVERT and Marguerite JANELLE 30 January 1786, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 25 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Catherine BOISVERT was born 27 January 1789, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

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

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

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