Jean-Baptiste LAVEAU (CLAVEAU)

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9 April 1733 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

17 February 1811 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Pierre LAVEAU (CLAVEAU)Marie-Anne DESNOUX

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Born: 9 April 1733 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre LAVEAU (CLAVEAU)

Mother: Marie-Anne DESNOUX

Maternal grandparents: Jacques-René DESNOUX dit LÉVEILLÉ , Madeleine GODIN

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Jean-Baptiste married Marthe GONTHIER 26 September 1757 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marthe GONTHIER was born 29 July 1739 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marthe died 13 June 1775 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marthe was the child of Jean GONTHIER and Marie-Josephte GAGNON.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Marguerite LAVOIE 27 July 1778 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite LAVOIE was born 13 October 1755 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Dominique LAVOIE and Madeleine-Rose SIMARD.

Jean-Baptiste LAVEAU (CLAVEAU) died 17 February 1811 in Les Éboulements, 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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Marthe GONTHIER
Marriage date: 26 September 1757
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Marthe GONTHIER was the child of Jean GONTHIER and Marie-Josephte GAGNON

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Jean-Baptiste CLAVEAU

Born: 5 December 1758, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Died: 2 September 1828, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Marie BOUCHARD 23 November 1789 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph CLAVEAU

Born: 24 March 1764, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Reine GAGNON 6 August 1792 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Francoise CLAVEAU

Born: abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph MARTEL 2 October 1792 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Thérèse CLAVEAU

Born: 13 June 1768, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 July 1806, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Isaac TREMBLAY 18 February 1800 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-Baptiste LAVEAU (CLAVEAU) married

Marie-Marguerite LAVOIE
Marriage date: 27 July 1778
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite LAVOIE was the child of Dominique LAVOIE and Madeleine-Rose SIMARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste LAVEAU (CLAVEAU) and Marie-Marguerite LAVOIE

Marie-Marthe CLAVEAU

Born: 6 February 1783, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 October 1852, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY 18 October 1803 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1733
9 April 1733
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LAVEAU (CLAVEAU) and Marthe GONTHIER 26 September 1757, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 24 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CLAVEAU was born 5 December 1758, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Joseph CLAVEAU was born 24 March 1764, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Thérèse CLAVEAU was born 13 June 1768, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marthe GONTHIER died 13 June 1775, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LAVEAU (CLAVEAU) and Marie-Marguerite LAVOIE 27 July 1778, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 45 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Marthe CLAVEAU was born 6 February 1783, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-Baptiste was 49 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CLAVEAU married 23 November 1789, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie BOUCHARD

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Joseph CLAVEAU married 6 August 1792, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Reine GAGNON

1792 Marriage of Child
Francoise CLAVEAU married 2 October 1792, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph MARTEL

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

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Thérèse CLAVEAU married 18 February 1800, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Isaac TREMBLAY

1803 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marthe CLAVEAU married 18 October 1803, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph-Marie TREMBLAY

1806 Death of Child
Thérèse CLAVEAU died 14 July 1806, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean-Baptiste was 73 years old.

Death — 1811
17 February 1811
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 77.

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