Jacques LECLERC (LECLAIR)

(b. 14 February 1733 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 29 November 1801 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Jacques LECLERC (LECLAIR) was born 14 February 1733 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Jacques LECLERC (LECLAIR) was the child of Jacques LECLERC and Elisabeth TURGEON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LECLERC and Elisabeth-Isabelle RONDEAU (maternal) Jacques TURGEON and Marie JEAN dite VIENS

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Jacques married Genevieve DUSSAULT 10 April 1758 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Genevieve DUSSAULT was born 24 June 1739 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Genevieve died 26 December 1808 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Genevieve was the child of Jean DUSSAULT and Angelique HUARD.

Jacques LECLERC (LECLAIR) died 29 November 1801 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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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Jacques LECLERC (LECLAIR) married

Genevieve DUSSAULT-- Date: 10 April 1758 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Genevieve DUSSAULT was the child of Jean DUSSAULT and Angelique HUARD

Children of Jacques LECLERC (LECLAIR) and Genevieve DUSSAULT:

Marguerite LECLERC (b.9 November 1781, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 December 1843, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Francois COTE 1 October 1800 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada
First Church of St. Philippe and St. Jacques , 1716-1904, built on the current site of the cemetery of Saint-Vallier

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1733 Birth
14 February 1733
Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Jacques LECLERC (LECLAIR) and Genevieve DUSSAULT 10 April 1758, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 25 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.