Jean-Baptiste DROUIN

Born

12 July 1742 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

2 March 1808 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Pierre DROUIN Marie-Madeleine DEBLOIS

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Born: 12 July 1742 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre DROUIN

Mother: Marie-Madeleine DEBLOIS

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DROUIN , Louise LÉTOURNEAU

Maternal grandparents: Germain DEBLOIS , Marie DUPONT

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephte ROBERGE 16 August 1773 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte ROBERGE was born 8 September 1743 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre ROBERGE and Marie LEFRANCOIS.

Jean-Baptiste DROUIN died 2 March 1808 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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 DROUIN married

Marie-Josephte ROBERGE
Marriage date: 16 August 1773
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte ROBERGE was the child of Pierre ROBERGE and Marie LEFRANCOIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste DROUIN and Marie-Josephte ROBERGE

Josephte DROUIN

Born: 1 April 1775, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François PEPIN dit LACHANCE 18 August 1806 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Domithilde DROUIN

Born: 26 March 1778, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 May 1848, Plessisville, Canada East

Married: Joseph THERRIEN 7 February 1802 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1742
12 July 1742
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DROUIN and Marie-Josephte ROBERGE 16 August 1773, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 31 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Josephte DROUIN was born 1 April 1775, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 32 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
Marie-Domithilde DROUIN was born 26 March 1778, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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
Marie-Domithilde DROUIN married 7 February 1802, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Joseph THERRIEN

1806 Marriage of Child
Josephte DROUIN married 18 August 1806, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to François PEPIN dit LACHANCE