Jean-Baptiste ROBERT

Born

10 April 1775 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 September 1830 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE Antoinette LEDUC

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Born: 10 April 1775 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Antoinette LEDUC

Paternal grandparents: Jacques ROBERT , Jeanne DEMERS (DUMAIS)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LEDUC , Marie-Antoinette BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

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Jean-Baptiste married Reine BOISVERT 21 April 1806 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Reine BOISVERT was born 24 February 1781 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Reine died 9 January 1861 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). Reine was the child of Pierre BOISVERT dit DENEVERS and Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS.

Jean-Baptiste ROBERT died 28 September 1830 in Verchères, 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 ROBERT married

Reine BOISVERT
Marriage date: 21 April 1806
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada

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Reine BOISVERT was the child of Pierre BOISVERT dit DENEVERS and Madeleine LESIEUR dite DESAULNIERS

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Children of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT and Reine BOISVERT

Martine ROBERT

Born: 14 June 1821, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Julien TREMBLAY 5 June 1843

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Birth — 1775
10 April 1775
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1806 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ROBERT and Reine BOISVERT 21 April 1806, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 31 years old.

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

1821 Birth of Child
Martine ROBERT was born 14 June 1821, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 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)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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