Jean-Baptiste LEDUC

Born

21 March 1737 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Died

19 March 1810 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite HOULE dite GERVAIS 12 January 1761 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite HOULE dite GERVAIS was born abt. 1736 in Québec Province, Canada. Marguerite died 26 September 1820 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Francois-Gervais HOUDE and Marguerite FAUCHER .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste LEDUC

Parents of Jean-Baptiste LEDUC

Father

Jean-Baptiste LEDUC

Mother

Marguerite DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite ST-CYR

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste LEDUC

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR Marguerite GUILLET

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste LEDUC

Jean-Baptiste LEDUC married

Marguerite HOULE dite GERVAIS
Marriage date: 12 January 1761
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Marguerite HOULE dite GERVAIS was the child of Francois-Gervais HOUDE and Marguerite FAUCHER

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEDUC and Marguerite HOULE dite GERVAIS

Marie LEDUC

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 August 1850, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East

Married: Pierre-Francois MEUNIER dit BELLEROSE 3 July 1792 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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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 — 1737
21 March 1737
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEDUC and Marguerite HOULE dite GERVAIS 12 January 1761, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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.