Jean LETOURNEAU

(b. 9 June 1719 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 10 July 1792 , Repentigny, Lower Canada )

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Jean LETOURNEAU was born 9 June 1719 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jean LETOURNEAU was the child of Jean LÉTOURNEAU and Marguerite CARON and the grandchild of: (paternal) David LÉTOURNEAU and Françoise CHAPELAIN (maternal) Robert CARON and Marguerite CLOUTIER

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Jean married Marie-Anne MONTIGNY 27 August 1753 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne MONTIGNY was born 10 June 1734 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 19 March 1819 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre-Michel MONTIGNY and Madeleine FERLAND.

Jean LETOURNEAU died 10 July 1792 in Repentigny, 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 LETOURNEAU married

Marie-Anne MONTIGNY-- Date: 27 August 1753 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MONTIGNY was the child of Pierre-Michel MONTIGNY and Madeleine FERLAND

Children of Jean LETOURNEAU and Marie-Anne MONTIGNY:

Marguerite-Louise LETOURNEAU (b.4 November 1759, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Eustache CHARTIER 17 May 1779 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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1719 Birth
9 June 1719
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean LETOURNEAU and Marie-Anne MONTIGNY 27 August 1753, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 34 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Louise LETOURNEAU was born 4 November 1759, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean was 40 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Louise LETOURNEAU married 17 May 1779, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Eustache CHARTIER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada