Jean-Baptiste MONTMINY

Born

19 November 1720 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

7 November 1794 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Joseph MONTMINY Marie-Angelique FORGUES

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Born: 19 November 1720 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph MONTMINY

Mother: Marie-Angelique FORGUES

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume MONTMINY , Marguerite GOBEIL

Maternal grandparents: Joseph FORGUES , Marie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Jean-Baptiste married Geneviève GONTHIER dite BERNARD 16 November 1750 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève GONTHIER dite BERNARD was born 24 November 1724 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Geneviève died 17 January 1758 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste GONTHIER and Geneviève ROY.

Jean-Baptiste MONTMINY died 7 November 1794 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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 MONTMINY married

Geneviève GONTHIER dite BERNARD
Marriage date: 16 November 1750
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Geneviève GONTHIER dite BERNARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste GONTHIER and Geneviève ROY

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Jean-Baptiste MONTMINY

Born: 7 November 1751, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 5 March 1831, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Suzanne COULOMBE 19 January 1778 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1720
19 November 1720
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MONTMINY and Geneviève GONTHIER dite BERNARD 16 November 1750, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 30 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MONTMINY was born 7 November 1751, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

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

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève GONTHIER dite BERNARD died 17 January 1758, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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.