Jean-Baptiste FAUTEUX

Born

30 July 1724 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

8 October 1802 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Age: 74

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephe BERTHELET 19 February 1753 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe BERTHELET was born 8 March 1736 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe died 25 March 1821 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Jacques BERTHELET and Marie-Anne SENECAL .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste FAUTEUX

Parents of Jean-Baptiste FAUTEUX

Father

Pierre FAUTEUX

Mother

Catherine DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste FAUTEUX

Paternal grandparents

Pierre FAUTEUX Péronne BULTÉ dite PICARD

Maternal grandparents

Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS Jeanne-Renée CHARTIER

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: fur trader, milicia man, farmer

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste FAUTEUX

Jean-Baptiste FAUTEUX married

Marie-Josephe BERTHELET
Marriage date: 19 February 1753
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe BERTHELET was the child of Jacques BERTHELET and Marie-Anne SENECAL

Children of Jean-Baptiste FAUTEUX and Marie-Josephe BERTHELET

Pierre FAUTEUX

Born: 12 February 1761, Montréal, Canada
Died: 8 July 1836, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte ROY 6 February 1787 Place: Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jean-Baptiste's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1724
30 July 1724
Sorel, Canada, New France

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste FAUTEUX and Marie-Josephe BERTHELET 19 February 1753, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

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

1761 Birth of Child
Pierre FAUTEUX was born 12 February 1761, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 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.

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.