Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER

Born

19 October 1755 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

18 February 1843 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite MICHEL 15 July 1777 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite MICHEL was born abt. 1759 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Marguerite died 14 June 1846 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East . Marguerite was the child of Joseph MICHEL and Marie Anne LORD .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER

Parents of Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER

Father

Pierre-Simon LUSSIER

Mother

Madeleine MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER

Paternal grandparents

Jacques LUSSIER Marie-Josephe LABETOLLE

Maternal grandparents

François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE Marguerite LEDOUX

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER

Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER married

Marguerite MICHEL
Marriage date: 15 July 1777
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite MICHEL was the child of Joseph MICHEL and Marie Anne LORD

Children of Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER and Marguerite MICHEL

Marie LUSSIER

Born: 17 June 1788, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 March 1831, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Reya ROYER 13 October 1806 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1755
19 October 1755
Verchères, Canada, New France

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LUSSIER and Marguerite MICHEL 15 July 1777, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 21 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Marie LUSSIER was born 17 June 1788, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

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)

1806 Marriage of Child
Marie LUSSIER married 13 October 1806, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada to Louis-Reya ROYER

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)