Jean-Baptiste LECLERC

Born

11 February 1728 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Died

8 February 1814 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Pierre LECLERC Marie-Josephe MIMAUX (MIMEAU)

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Born: 11 February 1728 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre LECLERC

Mother: Marie-Josephe MIMAUX (MIMEAU)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre LECLERC , Elisabeth-Isabelle RONDEAU

Maternal grandparents: Jean MIMAUX (MIMEAU) , Suzanne FILTEAU

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Catherine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE 20 January 1749 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . Marie-Catherine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was born 25 July 1731 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marie-Catherine died 1 April 1771 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Catherine was the child of Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Anne LEBRUN dite CARRIER.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Angelique ROY 8 August 1774 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique ROY was born 13 September 1744 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Angelique died 26 October 1826 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Angelique was the child of Étienne ROY and Marie-Reine FRADET.

Jean-Baptiste LECLERC died 8 February 1814 in Saint-Michel-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 LECLERC married

Marie-Catherine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE
Marriage date: 20 January 1749
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE was the child of Michel GAUTRON dit LAROCHELLE and Marie-Anne LEBRUN dite CARRIER

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Jean-Baptiste LECLERC married

Angelique ROY
Marriage date: 8 August 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique ROY was the child of Étienne ROY and Marie-Reine FRADET

Children of Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Angelique ROY

Therese LECLERC

Born: 19 October 1779, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 July 1842, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East

Married: Jean-François LEBLOND 29 May 1797 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1728
11 February 1728
Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Marie-Catherine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE 20 January 1749, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

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.

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Catherine GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE died 1 April 1771, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1774 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Angelique ROY 8 August 1774, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 46 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.