Jean-Baptiste PARENTEAU

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16 January 1757 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

24 November 1827 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Joseph PARENTEAU Marie-Jeanne GEORGETEAU dite JOLICOEUR

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Born: 16 January 1757 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph PARENTEAU

Mother: Marie-Jeanne GEORGETEAU dite JOLICOEUR

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Louis PARENTEAU , Marguerite LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

Maternal grandparents: Claude GEORGETEAU dit JOLICOEUR , Marie-Françoise DESROSIERS

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Jean-Baptiste married Genevieve-Cecile DUMAS 11 February 1782 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve-Cecile DUMAS was born 10 June 1765 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Genevieve-Cecile died 12 May 1850 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Genevieve-Cecile was the child of Michel DUMAS and Geneviève MONDOU.

Jean-Baptiste PARENTEAU died 24 November 1827 in Yamaska, 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 PARENTEAU married

Genevieve-Cecile DUMAS
Marriage date: 11 February 1782
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve-Cecile DUMAS was the child of Michel DUMAS and Geneviève MONDOU

Children of Jean-Baptiste PARENTEAU and Genevieve-Cecile DUMAS

Jean-Baptiste PARENTEAU

Born: 13 September 1785, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie ST-GERMAIN 25 January 1808 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Olivier PARENTEAU

Born: 19 April 1805, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 2 December 1875, Yamaska, Québec, Canada

Married: Edwidge-Marie BIBEAU 28 February 1832 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1757
16 January 1757
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste PARENTEAU and Genevieve-Cecile DUMAS 11 February 1782, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 25 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PARENTEAU was born 13 September 1785, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 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)

1805 Birth of Child
Olivier PARENTEAU was born 19 April 1805, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

1808 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PARENTEAU married 25 January 1808, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie ST-GERMAIN

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)