Jean-Baptiste VIENS

Born

abt. 1745 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

21 March 1789 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste JEAN dit VIENS Charlotte LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE

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Born: abt. 1745 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste JEAN dit VIENS

Mother: Charlotte LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre JEAN dit VIENS , Marguerite CASSE (LACASSE)

Maternal grandparents: Adrien-Charles LEGRAIN dit LAVALLÉE , Thankful Louise Therese STEBBENS

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephte DUFAULT 17 April 1769 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte DUFAULT was born 1 October 1742 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Josephte died 1 June 1801 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Marie-Josephte was the child of Louis DUFAULT and Marie-Louise-Angelique LUSSIER.

Jean-Baptiste VIENS died 21 March 1789 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, 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 VIENS married

Marie-Josephte DUFAULT
Marriage date: 17 April 1769
Marriage place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte DUFAULT was the child of Louis DUFAULT and Marie-Louise-Angelique LUSSIER

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Jean-Baptiste VIENS

Born: 15 December 1771, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte-Angelique STEBENNE 16 August 1802

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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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste VIENS and Marie-Josephte DUFAULT 17 April 1769, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

1771 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VIENS was born 15 December 1771, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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.