Jean-Baptiste
BONNEAU
Born
21 April 1772
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
5 September 1847
,
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
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Born: 21 April 1772 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Jacques BONNEAU
Mother:
Marie-Geneviève FORTIN
Paternal grandparents:
Jacques BONNEAU
, Marie-Louise BOUCHARD
Maternal grandparents:
Jacques FORTIN
, Geneviève LACROIX
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Madeleine GRENON 22 April 1801 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine GRENON was born 5 January 1782 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Madeleine died 16 July 1826 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Madeleine was the child of Michel GRENON and Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE.
Jean-Baptiste BONNEAU died 5 September 1847 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: Cultivateur
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste BONNEAU
Jean-Baptiste BONNEAU married 
Madeleine GRENON
Marriage date: 22 April 1801
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Madeleine GRENON was the child of Michel GRENON and Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Madeleine GRENONMarriage date: 22 April 1801
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Madeleine GRENON was the child of Michel GRENON and Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean-Baptiste BONNEAU and Madeleine GRENON
Zenobie BONNEAUBorn: 3 September 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Louis TREMBLAY 16 October 1858 Place: Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada
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Birth — 177221 April 1772
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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
1801 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste BONNEAU and Madeleine GRENON 22 April 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
He was 29 years old.
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 England1825 Birth of ChildZenobie BONNEAU was born 3 September 1825, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
Jean-Baptiste was 53 years old.
1826 Death of Spouse/PartnerMadeleine GRENON died 16 July 1826, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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)
Death — 18475 September 1847
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East
He died at the age of 75.
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