Jean-Baptiste TOUSSAINT

Born

6 May 1764 , Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

2 March 1830 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Angélique COUTURE 2 August 1785 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique COUTURE was born 29 September 1765 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . Angélique died 2 May 1831 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada . Angélique was the child of Charles COUTURE and Josephte GOSSELIN .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste TOUSSAINT

Parents of Jean-Baptiste TOUSSAINT

Father

Jean-Baptiste TOUSSAINT

Mother

Marie-Anne MARIER (LEMARIÉ)

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste TOUSSAINT

Paternal grandparents

Jean TOUSSAINT Suzanne MIMAUX

Maternal grandparents

Michel MARIÉ (LEMARIÉ) Marie-Madeleine PILOTE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste TOUSSAINT

Jean-Baptiste TOUSSAINT married

Angélique COUTURE
Marriage date: 2 August 1785
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Angélique COUTURE was the child of Charles COUTURE and Josephte GOSSELIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste TOUSSAINT and Angélique COUTURE

Ignace TOUSSAINT

Born: 28 May 1800, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Died: 22 November 1872, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Married: Reine LAINÉ dite LALIBERTÉ 5 February 1822 Place: Saint-Vallier, Lower 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 — 1764
6 May 1764
Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TOUSSAINT and Angélique COUTURE 2 August 1785, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 21 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)

1800 Birth of Child
Ignace TOUSSAINT was born 28 May 1800, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

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