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Jean-Baptiste MARTIN

(b. 14 February 1771 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 April 1863 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
Age: 95

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Jean-Baptiste MARTIN was born 14 February 1771 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN and Marie-Françoise PLANTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste-François MARTIN and Marie-Jeanne-Anne RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS (maternal) Augustin PLANTE and Geneviève CHARTIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Susanne VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ 30 July 1798 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children. Marie-Susanne VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born abt. 1779 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Susanne died 27 March 1809 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Susanne was the child of Étienne VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Charlotte BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER, BOUTILLIER).

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN died 24 April 1863 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN

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Jean-Baptiste MARTIN married

Marie-Susanne VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ-- Date: 30 July 1798 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Susanne VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was the child of Étienne VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Marie-Charlotte BOUTEILLER (BOUTHILLIER, BOUTILLIER)

Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire

Children of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN and Marie-Susanne VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ:

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN (b.18 April 1799, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Marguerite ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE 7 January 1822 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Antoine MARTIN (b.5 October 1800, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 28 June 1850, Saint-Pie, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite PLANTE? DESCHAMPS? CUTEUR? 14 February 1831 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Suzanne MARTIN (b.7 March 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 13 April 1803, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Ursule MARTIN (b.21 December 1804, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 13 September 1873, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Ignace PAQUET 21 November 1826 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre MARTIN (b.4 July 1806, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 6 April 1823, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Marie-Angélique MARTIN (b.28 September 1808, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )

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1771 Birth
14 February 1771
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Baptism
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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.

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)

1798 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN and Marie-Susanne VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ 30 July 1798, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 27 years old.

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN - 1798 Marriage. Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, PQ.

1798 Marriage. Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, PQ.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1799 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN was born 18 April 1799, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Antoine MARTIN was born 5 October 1800, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Marie-Suzanne MARTIN was born 7 March 1802, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1803 - Is this their daughter?
6 Apr 1803
Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire
St-Hyancinthe, Quebec

baptism of Marguerite Martin, daughter of Jean Baptiste Martin and Louise Vegiard
Godparents: Christopher Chagnon and Charlotte Chaput
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1804 Birth of Child
Ursule MARTIN was born 21 December 1804, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Pierre MARTIN was born 4 July 1806, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique MARTIN was born 28 September 1808, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1809 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Susanne VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ died 27 March 1809, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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

1822 Godparent to Grandson
Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec

28 Oct 1822

Jean-Baptiste Martin, son of Jean Baptiste Martin, farmer, and Marguerite Laperche dite St Jean

Godparents: Jean Baptiste Martin and Marguerite Jared dite Borguard

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1822 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN married 7 January 1822, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Marguerite ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE

1823 Death of Child
Pierre MARTIN died 6 April 1823, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean-Baptiste was 52 years old.

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)

1826 Marriage of Child
Ursule MARTIN married 21 November 1826, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Ignace PAQUET

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Antoine MARTIN married 14 February 1831, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Marguerite PLANTE? DESCHAMPS? CUTEUR?

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1850 Death of Child
Antoine MARTIN died 28 June 1850, Saint-Pie, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 79 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

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Name: Jean Bte. Marion
Gender: Male
Census place: Lanoraie, Berthier, Quebec
Age in years: 74
Estimated birth year: 1787
Birthplace: Bas Canada
Marital status: Married
Religion: Catholi Rom.
Sheet number: 201
Line number: 26
Film number: 517360
Library and Archives Canada film number: C-1267-1268
Digital GS number: 4108673
Image number: 424
Collection: Quebec Census, 1861