Jean-Baptiste POLIQUIN

Born

22 September 1756 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

14 July 1822 , Joliette, Lower Canada

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Jean-Claude POLIQUIN Marie-Anne ROY

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Born: 22 September 1756 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Claude POLIQUIN

Mother: Marie-Anne ROY

Paternal grandparents: Claude POLIQUIN , Marie LABBE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste ROY , Jeanne BIZEUX dite LAROSE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie OUELLET 21 October 1783 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie OUELLET was born abt. 1765 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Marie-Charlotte-Germaine THOUIN.

Jean-Baptiste POLIQUIN died 14 July 1822 in Joliette, Lower Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Agriculteur

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Jean-Baptiste POLIQUIN married

Marie OUELLET
Marriage date: 21 October 1783
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie OUELLET was the child of Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Marie-Charlotte-Germaine THOUIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste POLIQUIN and Marie OUELLET

Charles POLIQUIN

Born: 29 August 1796, L'Assomption, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Genevieve GUELTE 29 September 1818 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite POLIQUIN

Born: 6 July 1802, Joliette, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jacques ROYAL 12 August 1833 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1756
22 September 1756
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste POLIQUIN and Marie OUELLET 21 October 1783, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 27 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1796 Birth of Child
Charles POLIQUIN was born 29 August 1796, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite POLIQUIN was born 6 July 1802, Joliette, Québec, Canada (Industry Village) (Saint-Charles-Borromée) (Saint-Paul-de-Lavaltrie)

Jean-Baptiste was 45 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.

1818 Marriage of Child
Charles POLIQUIN married 29 September 1818, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Genevieve GUELTE

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England