Jean-Baptiste BIRON

(b. 23 November 1715 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 8 February 1803 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BIRON was born 23 November 1715 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BIRON was the child of Pierre BIRON and Catherine LEDUC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BIRON and Jeanne DUMOCHEL (maternal) Joseph LEDUC and Catherine CUILLERIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephte PRUD'HOMME 7 January 1740 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte PRUD'HOMME was born 5 May 1724 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Josephte died 24 March 1803 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Josephte was the child of Francois-Xavier PRUD'HOMME and Marie-Anne COURAULT.

Jean-Baptiste BIRON died 8 February 1803 in Montréal, 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 BIRON married

Marie-Josephte PRUD'HOMME-- Date: 7 January 1740 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte PRUD'HOMME was the child of Francois-Xavier PRUD'HOMME and Marie-Anne COURAULT

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Children of Jean-Baptiste BIRON and Marie-Josephte PRUD'HOMME:

Marie-Charlotte BIRON (b.12 April 1755, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 20 August 1832, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Joachim LEBER 6 June 1781 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1715 Birth
23 November 1715
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BIRON and Marie-Josephte PRUD'HOMME 7 January 1740, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 24 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte BIRON was born 12 April 1755, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte BIRON married 6 June 1781, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Louis-Joachim LEBER

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)