Jean-Baptiste SAURETTE (SORET)

(b. 24 October 1741 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 24 December 1785 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste SAURETTE (SORET) was born 24 October 1741 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste SAURETTE (SORET) was the child of Jacques SAURETTE (SORET) and Marie-Catherine LAPORTE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Paul LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Catherine SAVARIA

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER 18 July 1763 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER was born 5 October 1744 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Catherine died 25 June 1774 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Catherine was the child of Jacques GAUTHIER and Marie-Josephte BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS.

Jean-Baptiste SAURETTE (SORET) died 24 December 1785 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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 SAURETTE (SORET) married

Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER-- Date: 18 July 1763 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER was the child of Jacques GAUTHIER and Marie-Josephte BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste SAURETTE (SORET) and Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER:

Joseph SAURETTE (SORET) (b.27 September 1771, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 March 1825, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite MAROTTE dite LABONTE 27 January 1794 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1741 Birth
24 October 1741
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste SAURETTE (SORET) and Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER 18 July 1763, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 21 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Joseph SAURETTE (SORET) was born 27 September 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER died 25 June 1774, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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.