Jean-Baptiste MARTIN

Born

12 December 1740 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

19 April 1786 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada

Age: 46

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Jean-Baptiste-François MARTIN Marie-Jeanne-Anne RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS

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Born: 12 December 1740 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste-François MARTIN

Mother: Marie-Jeanne-Anne RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS

Paternal grandparents: Antoine MARTIN , Marie-Françoise FEVRIER dite LACROIX

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste RENAUD , Marie-Anne PINEAU (PINEAULT)

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Françoise PLANTE 25 January 1762 in Saint-Ours, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Françoise PLANTE was born 5 August 1735 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Françoise died 13 July 1811 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Françoise was the child of Augustin PLANTE and Geneviève CHARTIER.

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN died 19 April 1786 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Jean-Baptiste MARTIN married

Marie-Françoise PLANTE
Marriage date: 25 January 1762
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Françoise PLANTE was the child of Augustin PLANTE and Geneviève CHARTIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN and Marie-Françoise PLANTE

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN

Born: 3 March 1763, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 March 1763, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Charles MARTIN

Born: 6 April 1764, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Marie-Marguerite LECLERC (LECLAIRE) 10 January 1785 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Françoise MARTIN

Born: 12 August 1766, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 August 1844, Verchères, Canada East

Married: Christophe CHAGNON 8 August 1791 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Antoine MARTIN

Born: 24 September 1768, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 September 1853, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte CHAPUT 28 January 1795 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Married: Sophie LÉVEILLÉ 22 February 1813 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN

Born: 14 February 1771, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 April 1863, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Marie-Susanne VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ 30 July 1798 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Joseph MARTIN

Born: 9 August 1774, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 April 1809, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte TETRO (TETREAULT) dite DEMURANTS 20 February 1798 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre MARTIN

Born: 2 April 1777, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 February 1786, , Québec Province, Canada

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Birth — 1740
12 December 1740
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

1740 Baptism
Baptism found in index for St-Denis-sur-Richelieu in Drouin Collection
Jean Bte Martin 12 Dec 1740 -- images of actual records begin in 1741
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN and Marie-Françoise PLANTE 25 January 1762, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 21 years old.

Jean-Baptiste MARTIN - 1762 Marriage. St-Ours, Richelieu, Quebec

1762 Marriage. St-Ours, Richelieu, Quebec

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

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARTIN was born 3 March 1763, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 22 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Charles MARTIN was born 6 April 1764, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise MARTIN was born 12 August 1766, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Antoine MARTIN was born 24 September 1768, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

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

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Joseph MARTIN was born 9 August 1774, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Pierre MARTIN was born 2 April 1777, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Charles MARTIN married 10 January 1785, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Marguerite LECLERC (LECLAIRE)