Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU

(b. 13 March 1741 , Terrebonne, Canada, New France d. 5 May 1813 , Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU was born 13 March 1741 in Terrebonne, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU was the child of François VÉRONNEAU dit DENIS and Catherine ROBIN dite LAPOINTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Denis VERONNEAU and Catherine GUERTIN (maternal) Jean ROBIN dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Claude SERGEANT

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

Jean-Baptiste married Suzanne MONTPETIT 16 January 1774 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne MONTPETIT was born 16 July 1754 in Île-Perrot, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal). Suzanne died 14 December 1819 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Suzanne was the child of Pierre MONTPETIT and Marie-Josephte DAOUST.

Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU died 5 May 1813 in Les Cèdres, Lower 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 VERONNEAU married

Suzanne MONTPETIT-- Date: 16 January 1774 Place: Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
Suzanne MONTPETIT was the child of Pierre MONTPETIT and Marie-Josephte DAOUST

Children of Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU and Suzanne MONTPETIT:

Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU dit DENIS (b.26 October 1795, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada d. 16 August 1859, Les Cèdres, Canada East )
m. Catherine LALONDE 10 February 1817 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

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1741 Birth
13 March 1741
Terrebonne, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU and Suzanne MONTPETIT 16 January 1774, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

He was 32 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.

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)

1795 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU dit DENIS was born 26 October 1795, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Jean-Baptiste was 54 years old.

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