Jacques BOYER

Born

21 March 1706 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

4 May 1795 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Jacques married Marie-Anne SURPRENANT 3 February 1733 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne SURPRENANT was born 7 August 1710 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 22 July 1794 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU) .

Parents & Family of Jacques BOYER

Parents of Jacques BOYER

Father

Antoine-Jacques BOYER

Mother

Marie PERRAS

Grandparents of Jacques BOYER

Paternal grandparents

Charles BOYER Marguerite TENARD

Maternal grandparents

Pierre PERRAS dit LAFONTAINE Denise LEMAITRE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jacques BOYER

Jacques BOYER married

Marie-Anne SURPRENANT
Marriage date: 3 February 1733
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne SURPRENANT was the child of Pierre SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne TESTU dite LARIVIERE (TETU)

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Children of Jacques BOYER and Marie-Anne SURPRENANT

Antoine BOYER

Born: 28 December 1734, Longueuil, Canada, New France
Died: 7 February 1778, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite BOYER

Born: 10 March 1738, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 5 April 1820, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre LONGTIN 4 November 1754 Place: Saint-Constant, Canada, New France

Joseph BOYER

Born: 10 February 1746, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite PATENAUDE 7 January 1767 Place: Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1706
21 March 1706
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Jacques BOYER and Marie-Anne SURPRENANT 3 February 1733, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 26 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Antoine BOYER was born 28 December 1734, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jacques was 28 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marguerite BOYER was born 10 March 1738, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 31 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Joseph BOYER was born 10 February 1746, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 39 years old.

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BOYER married 4 November 1754, Saint-Constant, Canada, New France to Pierre LONGTIN

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Joseph BOYER married 7 January 1767, Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite PATENAUDE

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.

1778 Death of Child
Antoine BOYER died 7 February 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques was 71 years old.

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)

1794 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne SURPRENANT died 22 July 1794, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Death — 1795
4 May 1795
Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 89.

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