Jean Baptiste SAULNIER

Born

abt. 1740 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

30 June 1835 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Pierre SAULNIER Marie BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

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Born: abt. 1740 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Father: Pierre SAULNIER

Mother: Marie BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

Paternal grandparents: Rene SAULNIER , Marie Josephe TRAHAN

Maternal grandparents: Joseph BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) , Jeanne Françoise COMEAU

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Jean Baptiste married Genevieve POULIN 12 April 1779 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Genevieve POULIN was born 3 June 1752 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Genevieve died 16 February 1840 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Genevieve was the child of Joseph POULIN and Thérèse POULIN.

Jean Baptiste SAULNIER died 30 June 1835 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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 SAULNIER married

Genevieve POULIN
Marriage date: 12 April 1779
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve POULIN was the child of Joseph POULIN and Thérèse POULIN

Children of Jean Baptiste SAULNIER and Genevieve POULIN

Marie SAULNIER dite LACOULINE

Born: 29 December 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 November 1840, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph TALON dit LESPERANCE 17 November 1801 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER dit LACOULINE

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Athalie VERREAULT 10 January 1809 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph SAULNIER

Born: 22 July 1784, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Quirille GUAY 30 April 1805 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste SAULNIER and Genevieve POULIN 12 April 1779, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

1779 Birth of Child
Marie SAULNIER dite LACOULINE was born 29 December 1779, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Joseph SAULNIER was born 22 July 1784, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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)

1801 Marriage of Child
Marie SAULNIER dite LACOULINE married 17 November 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph TALON dit LESPERANCE

1805 Marriage of Child
Joseph SAULNIER married 30 April 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Quirille GUAY

1809 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER dit LACOULINE married 10 January 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Athalie VERREAULT

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