Jean-Baptiste RIEL

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10 June 1736 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

15 April 1795 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE Marie-Louise-Marguerite FRAPPIER

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Born: 10 June 1736 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE

Mother: Marie-Louise-Marguerite FRAPPIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean Baptiste RIEL dit L'IRLANDE , Louise COUTU (COTTU)

Maternal grandparents: Michel-Hilaire FRAPPIER , Marguerite LESIEGE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Angélique BAILLARGEON 13 May 1765 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Angélique BAILLARGEON was born 6 December 1746 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Angélique died 31 January 1789 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Angélique was the child of Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON and Marie-Jeanne BAREAU.

Jean-Baptiste RIEL died 15 April 1795 in La Prairie, 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 RIEL married

Marie-Angélique BAILLARGEON
Marriage date: 13 May 1765
Marriage place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angélique BAILLARGEON was the child of Jean-Baptiste BAILLARGEON and Marie-Jeanne BAREAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste RIEL and Marie-Angélique BAILLARGEON

Marie-Catherine RIEL

Born: 5 August 1772, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 May 1835, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste MAGAULT dit CLERMONT 23 November 1795 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre RIEL

Born: 25 February 1773, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 February 1840, Napierville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne SOREL 12 February 1798 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Louise RIEL

Born: 19 January 1787, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 March 1845, La Prairie, Canada East

Married: Joseph SOREL 23 January 1809 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1736
10 June 1736
Saint-Sulpice, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste RIEL and Marie-Angélique BAILLARGEON 13 May 1765, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 28 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine RIEL was born 5 August 1772, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Pierre RIEL was born 25 February 1773, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 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)

1787 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise RIEL was born 19 January 1787, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 50 years old.

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angélique BAILLARGEON died 31 January 1789, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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

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

Death — 1795
15 April 1795
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 58.

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