Jean-Baptiste LYONNAIS

(b. 23 March 1748 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 29 July 1826 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LYONNAIS was born 23 March 1748 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LYONNAIS was the child of Claude LYONNAIS and Louise COURVILLE dite LEFEBVRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste-François BOSSU dit LYONNAIS and Elisabeth-Ursule PROULX (maternal) Nicolas LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine COURRIER dite BOURGUIGNON

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Agathe PERRON 25 April 1774 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Agathe PERRON was born 7 September 1750 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Agathe died 14 March 1808 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Agathe was the child of Louis PERRON dit SUIRE and Marie-Agathe ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS.

Jean-Baptiste LYONNAIS died 29 July 1826 in Saint-François-du-Lac, 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 LYONNAIS married

Marie-Agathe PERRON-- Date: 25 April 1774 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Agathe PERRON was the child of Louis PERRON dit SUIRE and Marie-Agathe ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste LYONNAIS and Marie-Agathe PERRON:

Michel-Louis LYONNAIS (b.17 July 1778, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 April 1848, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East)
m. Marie LEFEBVRE 1 February 1802 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Antoine LYONNAIS (b.7 July 1781, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise COUYER (COUILLER) 4 November 1806 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Thérèse LYONNAIS (b.10 April 1785, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 October 1816, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada)
m. Jacques LANDRY 20 April 1805 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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1748 Birth
23 March 1748
Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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 LYONNAIS and Marie-Agathe PERRON 25 April 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 26 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Michel-Louis LYONNAIS was born 17 July 1778, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Antoine LYONNAIS was born 7 July 1781, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Thérèse LYONNAIS was born 10 April 1785, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Michel-Louis LYONNAIS married 1 February 1802, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Marie LEFEBVRE

1805 Marriage of Child
Thérèse LYONNAIS married 20 April 1805, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Jacques LANDRY

1806 Marriage of Child
Antoine LYONNAIS married 4 November 1806, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Marie-Louise COUYER (COUILLER)