Jean-Baptiste PERRAS

Born

18 November 1765 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

25 August 1834 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Genevieve VINCENT 21 October 1793 in Longueuil, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve VINCENT was born 23 December 1772 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . Genevieve died 2 August 1806 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Genevieve was the child of Louis VINCENT and Marie-Catherine DUBUC .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste PERRAS

Parents of Jean-Baptiste PERRAS

Father

Antoine PERRAS

Mother

Marie-Marguerite BOURASSA

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste PERRAS

Paternal grandparents

Clement PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE Elisabeth SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY

Maternal grandparents

Antoine BOURASSA Marie-Catherine MOQUIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste PERRAS

Jean-Baptiste PERRAS married

Genevieve VINCENT
Marriage date: 21 October 1793
Marriage place: Longueuil, Lower Canada
Genevieve VINCENT was the child of Louis VINCENT and Marie-Catherine DUBUC

Children of Jean-Baptiste PERRAS and Genevieve VINCENT

Genevieve PERRAS

Born: 19 July 1795, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 16 May 1832, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne BOUCHARD 16 September 1811 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1765
18 November 1765
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste PERRAS and Genevieve VINCENT 21 October 1793, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 27 years old.

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

1795 Birth of Child
Genevieve PERRAS was born 19 July 1795, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

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

1806 Death of Spouse/Partner
Genevieve VINCENT died 2 August 1806, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1811 Marriage of Child
Genevieve PERRAS married 16 September 1811, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Etienne BOUCHARD

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

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)

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

1832 Death of Child
Genevieve PERRAS died 16 May 1832, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 66 years old.

Death — 1834
25 August 1834
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 68.

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