Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND

Born

27 May 1732 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Died

November 1780 , Windsor, Essex, Quebec (Ontario), Canada

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Francois BERTRAND Madeleine MEUNIER

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Born: 27 May 1732 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Father: Francois BERTRAND

Mother: Madeleine MEUNIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean BERTRAND , Marguerite TESSIER

Maternal grandparents: Mathurin MEUNIER , Marie-Madeleine MENEUX

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Madeleine MARTIN dite ST-JEAN 16 August 1758 in Les Cèdres, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine MARTIN dite ST-JEAN was born 10 February 1740 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Madeleine died 8 August 1818 in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada (Assumption) (Sandwich) (Walkerville). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Thérèse HÉNAULT.

Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND died November 1780 in Windsor, Essex, Quebec (Ontario), Canada .
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Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND married

Marie-Madeleine MARTIN dite ST-JEAN
Marriage date: 16 August 1758
Marriage place: Les Cèdres, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine MARTIN dite ST-JEAN was the child of Jean MARTIN dit ST-JEAN and Thérèse HÉNAULT

Children of Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND and Marie-Madeleine MARTIN dite ST-JEAN

Marie-Madeleine BERTRAND

Born: 31 August 1759, Les Cèdres, Canada, New France
Died: 28 October 1799, Windsor, Essex, Upper Canada

Married: Jean-Charles RENAUD 12 July 1773 Place: Windsor, Essex, Quebec (Ontario), Canada

Charlotte BERTRAND

Born: 3 November 1761, Les Cèdres, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste GIGNAC 17 January 1780 Place: Windsor, Essex, Quebec (Ontario), 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 — 1732
27 May 1732
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND and Marie-Madeleine MARTIN dite ST-JEAN 16 August 1758, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

He was 26 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine BERTRAND was born 31 August 1759, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Charlotte BERTRAND was born 3 November 1761, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine BERTRAND married 12 July 1773, Windsor, Essex, Quebec (Ontario), Canada to Jean-Charles RENAUD

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.