Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL

Born

3 September 1720 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

13 May 1793 , Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Helene PICARD 6 November 1752 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Helene PICARD was born 6 September 1734 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . Helene died 31 May 1817 in Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada . Helene was the child of Antoine PICARD and Catherine CARON .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL

Parents of Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL

Father

Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL

Mother

Marie-Jeanne AUBUCHON

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL

Paternal grandparents

Olivier QUESNEL Catherine PRUD'HOMME

Maternal grandparents

Joseph AUBUCHON dit DESALLIERS Elisabeth-Isabelle CUSSON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL

Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL married

Helene PICARD
Marriage date: 6 November 1752
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Helene PICARD was the child of Antoine PICARD and Catherine CARON

Children of Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL and Helene PICARD

Hippolyte-Apolline QUESNEL

Born: 15 February 1758, Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Marie MONET 3 March 1783 Place: Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL

Born: 25 May 1764, Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise GROULX 20 July 1795 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
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Birth — 1720
3 September 1720
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1752 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL and Helene PICARD 6 November 1752, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 32 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Hippolyte-Apolline QUESNEL was born 15 February 1758, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL was born 25 May 1764, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

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.