Jacques ROBERT

Born

8 March 1711 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

9 April 1785 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Andre ROBERT dit BRETON Marie-Marguerite DANIAU (DANIA)

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Born: 8 March 1711 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Andre ROBERT dit BRETON

Mother: Marie-Marguerite DANIAU (DANIA)

Maternal grandparents: Jean DANIAU (DANIA) , Marguerite VAILLANT

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Jacques married Marie-Anne LAURENT dite LAMOTHE 20 April 1739 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Anne LAURENT dite LAMOTHE was born 24 July 1719 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Anne died 5 September 1744 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Anne was the child of François LAURENT dit LAMOTHE and Marie-Madeleine ROCHEREAU.

Jacques married (2) Marie-Catherine RAYMOND 03 May 1745 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Marie-Catherine RAYMOND was born 8 April 1721 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine died 7 November 1771 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND TOULOUSE RAYMOND and Marie-Louise DRUSSON.

Jacques ROBERT died 9 April 1785 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Jacques ROBERT married

Marie-Anne LAURENT dite LAMOTHE
Marriage date: 20 April 1739
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Marie-Anne LAURENT dite LAMOTHE was the child of François LAURENT dit LAMOTHE and Marie-Madeleine ROCHEREAU

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Nativite-de-la-Prairie-de-la-Magdeleine, La Prairie, QC, Canada

Rocbert Jacques and Laurent Marie Anne

Children of Jacques ROBERT and Marie-Anne LAURENT dite LAMOTHE

Marie-Anne ROBERT

Born: 12 February 1740, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 15 May 1804, Longueuil, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques MORIN 4 November 1760 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Married: Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY 11 January 1762 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Josephe ROBERT

Born: 24 April 1741, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 19 August 1741, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite ROBERT

Born: 21 September 1742, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 15 July 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jacques ROBERT

Born: 20 June 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 3 December 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Jacques ROBERT married

Marie-Catherine RAYMOND
Marriage date: 03 May 1745
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine RAYMOND was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND TOULOUSE RAYMOND and Marie-Louise DRUSSON

Children of Jacques ROBERT and Marie-Catherine RAYMOND

Jacques ROBERT

Born: 25 February 1746, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 3 May 1776, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Suzanne LEMIEUX 12 February 1770 Place: Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Edwidge (Hedwige) ROBERT dite BRETON

Born: 17 October 1747 , La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 3 February 1788, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jacques-Michel LAMARRE 16 August 1768 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Josephe ROBERT

Born: 2 April 1749, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 15 August 1749, La Prairie, Canada, New France

Joseph ROBERT

Born: 19 August 1750, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 10 June 1828, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite GERVAIS 27 February 1775 Place: Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Marie-Françoise ROBERT

Born: 9 April 1752, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 23 July 1752, Saint-Constant, Canada, New France

André ROBERT

Born: 29 April 1753, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste ROBERT

Born: 21 May 1755, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 29 March 1828, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Agathe ST-DENIS 15 February 1779 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis ROBERT

Born: 16 December 1756, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 2 July 1831, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise SERRE dite ST-JEAN 4 February 1793 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Catherine ROBERT

Born: 5 April 1759, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 29 July 1803, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Married: Romain GIVOGUE dit LAROSE 11 January 1796 Place: Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

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Birth — 1711
8 March 1711
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Jacques ROBERT - 1711 Baptism Immaculee Conception, Trois-Rivieres, QC, Canada

1711 Baptism Immaculee Conception, Trois-Rivieres, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Jacques ROBERT and Marie-Anne LAURENT dite LAMOTHE 20 April 1739, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 28 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ROBERT was born 12 February 1740, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 28 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ROBERT was born 24 April 1741, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 30 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite ROBERT was born 21 September 1742, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 31 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Jacques ROBERT was born 20 June 1744, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 33 years old.

1744 Death of Child
Marie-Marguerite ROBERT died 15 July 1744, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 33 years old.

1744 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne LAURENT dite LAMOTHE died 5 September 1744, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1745 Marriage / Partner
Jacques ROBERT and Marie-Catherine RAYMOND 03 May 1745 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 34 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jacques ROBERT was born 25 February 1746, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 34 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Edwidge (Hedwige) ROBERT dite BRETON was born 17 October 1747 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 36 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ROBERT was born 2 April 1749, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 38 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph ROBERT was born 19 August 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 39 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise ROBERT was born 9 April 1752, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 41 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
André ROBERT was born 29 April 1753, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 42 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT was born 21 May 1755, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 44 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Louis ROBERT was born 16 December 1756, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 45 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine ROBERT was born 5 April 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 48 years old.

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne ROBERT married 4 November 1760, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jacques MORIN

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne ROBERT married 11 January 1762, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Antoine SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Edwidge (Hedwige) ROBERT dite BRETON married 16 August 1768, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jacques-Michel LAMARRE

1770 Marriage of Child
Jacques ROBERT married 12 February 1770, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Marie-Suzanne LEMIEUX

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Catherine RAYMOND died 7 November 1771, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1775 Marriage of Child
Joseph ROBERT married 27 February 1775, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Marguerite GERVAIS

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.

1776 Death of Child
Jacques ROBERT died 3 May 1776, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 65 years old.

1779 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT married 15 February 1779, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Agathe ST-DENIS

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)