Jean-Baptiste DELISLE

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10 July 1676 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

16 June 1755 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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Louis DELISLE Marie-Louise DESGRANGES

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Born: 10 July 1676 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Louis DELISLE

Mother: Marie-Louise DESGRANGES

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Jean-Baptiste married Scholastique MEZERAY 4 May 1699 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Scholastique MEZERAY was born 18 April 1677 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Scholastique died 18 February 1703 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Scholastique was the child of Jean MEZERAY and Marie-Madeleine MASSÉ.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Anne FAUCHER 26 January 1705 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Anne FAUCHER was born 4 October 1686 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Anne died 10 April 1760 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Anne was the child of Léonard FAUCHER dit ST-MAURICE and Marie DAMOIS.

Jean-Baptiste DELISLE died 16 June 1755 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .

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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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Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste DELISLE

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Jean-Baptiste DELISLE married

Scholastique MEZERAY
Marriage date: 4 May 1699
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Scholastique MEZERAY was the child of Jean MEZERAY and Marie-Madeleine MASSÉ

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Marriage found in Drouin Collection at Saint-Francois-de-Sales, Neuville, QC, Canada

"As for Jean-Baptiste Delisle, born on 10 July 1676, he was married twice: first to Scholastique Mezere, daughter of Jean and of Marie-Madeleine Masse, who gave him 2 children..."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XVI, Page 85

Children of Jean-Baptiste DELISLE and Scholastique MEZERAY

Jean-François DELISLE

Born: 12 February 1700, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Louis-Augustin DELISLE

Born: 14 February 1702, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1724, , Québec Province, Canada

Jean-Baptiste DELISLE married

Marie-Anne FAUCHER
Marriage date: 26 January 1705
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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Marie-Anne FAUCHER was the child of Léonard FAUCHER dit ST-MAURICE and Marie DAMOIS

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"Marie-Anne, born on 4 October and baptized at Neuville on 5 October 1686 buried in the same place on 11 April 1760. Married at Pointe-aux-Trembles in Quebec on 26 January 1705 (contract Laneuville, 4 January 1705), to Jean-Baptiste Delisle (1676-?), widower of Scholastique Mezere (1677-1703) (two sons), and son of Louis Delisle and Louise des Granges (eight sons and four daughters)."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XIII, Page 123

"...After the death of his first wife, occurring in February 1703, he rebuilt his life with Marie-Anne Faucher dit Saint-Maurice. On 26 January 1705, Father Charles Glandelet, vicar general of the diocese of Quebec, appeared as witness to their marriage. The Faucher-Delisle home was enriched with 11 new children."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XVI, Page 85

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Jean-Baptiste DELISLE and Marie-Anne FAUCHER

Charles DELISLE

Born: 7 December 1705, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 6 January 1706, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Louis-Joseph DELISLE

Born: 28 November 1706 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 4 September 1774, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne GIGNAC 24 January 1735 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Married: Celeste LARUE 3 February 1749 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Alexis DELISLE

Born: 19 July 1709, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 20 June 1767 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Elisabeth GIGNAC 10 June 1738 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Married: Thérèse DUBUC 7 April 1750 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Anne DELISLE

Born: 24 June 1711, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 18 October 1756, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Married: Jean-Baptiste LANGLOIS 12 January 1733 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Catherine DELISLE

Born: 24 June 1711, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: ,

François DELISLE

Born: 15 May 1713, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 2 April 1745, , Québec Province, Canada

Pierre DELISLE

Born: 21 October 1715, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 4 December 1766, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Elisabeth PICHÉ 20 November 1747 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Josephe DELISLE

Born: 28 November 1717, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 27 June 1792, Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit ANGERS 27 July 1738 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

François DELISLE

Born: 28 March 1720, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 7 June 1728, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Thierry DELISLE

Born: 26 November 1722 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 10 February 1789, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Anne-Felicite GAUVIN 10 February 1749 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Thérèse DELISLE

Born: 20 April 1725, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 28 September 1777, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Augustin LARUE 17 February 1749 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

François-Xavier DELISLE

Born: 14 September 1728 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 8 July 1756, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Married: Louise AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE 17 January 1752 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1676
10 July 1676
Québec, Canada, New France

1676 Baptism
20 July 1676
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
Jean Bapt. de L'Isle, son of Louis de L'Isle and Louise des Granges

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1681 Canadian Census Signeurie de Dombour Neuville
Louis de l'Isle, 36
Louise Desgranges, sa femme, 33
enfants:
Antoine, 10
Catherine, 7
Jean, 5
Genevieve, 3
Louis, 1

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1699 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DELISLE and Scholastique MEZERAY 4 May 1699, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 22 years old.

1700 Birth of Child
Jean-François DELISLE was born 12 February 1700, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Louis-Augustin DELISLE was born 14 February 1702, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1703 Death of Spouse/Partner
Scholastique MEZERAY died 18 February 1703, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1705 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DELISLE and Marie-Anne FAUCHER 26 January 1705, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 28 years old.

Jean-Baptiste DELISLE - 1705 Marriage Saint-Francois-de-Sales, Neuville, QC, Canada

1705 Marriage Saint-Francois-de-Sales, Neuville, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1705 Birth of Child
Charles DELISLE was born 7 December 1705, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph DELISLE was born 28 November 1706 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Alexis DELISLE was born 19 July 1709, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DELISLE was born 24 June 1711, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine DELISLE was born 24 June 1711, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
François DELISLE was born 15 May 1713, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Birth of Child
Pierre DELISLE was born 21 October 1715, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1717 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DELISLE was born 28 November 1717, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
François DELISLE was born 28 March 1720, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Thierry DELISLE was born 26 November 1722 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Thérèse DELISLE was born 20 April 1725, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

1728 Death of Child
François DELISLE died 7 June 1728, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 51 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
François-Xavier DELISLE was born 14 September 1728 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 52 years old.

1733 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne DELISLE married 12 January 1733, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Jean-Baptiste LANGLOIS

1735 Marriage of Child
Louis-Joseph DELISLE married 24 January 1735, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Marie-Anne GIGNAC

1738 Marriage of Child
Alexis DELISLE married 10 June 1738, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Elisabeth GIGNAC

1738 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DELISLE married 27 July 1738, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit ANGERS

1745 Death of Child
François DELISLE died 2 April 1745, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste was 68 years old.

1747 Marriage of Child
Pierre DELISLE married 20 November 1747, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Elisabeth PICHÉ

1749 Marriage of Child
Louis-Joseph DELISLE married 3 February 1749, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Celeste LARUE

1749 Marriage of Child
Thierry DELISLE married 10 February 1749, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Anne-Felicite GAUVIN

1749 Marriage of Child
Thérèse DELISLE married 17 February 1749, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Augustin LARUE

1750 Marriage of Child
Alexis DELISLE married 7 April 1750, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Thérèse DUBUC

1752 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier DELISLE married 17 January 1752 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Louise AMYOT (AMIOT) dite VILLENEUVE

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

Death — 1755
16 June 1755
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 78.

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