Jacques LETOURNEAU

Born

31 August 1745 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

20 June 1834 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Jacques LETOURNEAU Madeleine BAILLARGEON

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Born: 31 August 1745 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques LETOURNEAU

Mother: Madeleine BAILLARGEON

Paternal grandparents: Louis LÉTOURNEAU , Anne BLOUIN

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas BAILLARGEON , Marguerite LECLERC

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Jacques married Marthe NAULT 3 April 1777 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marthe NAULT was born 25 April 1755 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marthe died 20 April 1812 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Marthe was the child of Jacques NAULT dit LABRIE and Geneviève COUTURE.

Jacques LETOURNEAU died 20 June 1834 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, 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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Jacques LETOURNEAU married

Marthe NAULT
Marriage date: 3 April 1777
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marthe NAULT was the child of Jacques NAULT dit LABRIE and Geneviève COUTURE

Children of Jacques LETOURNEAU and Marthe NAULT

Jacques LETOURNEAU

Born: 20 April 1779, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 May 1856, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East

Married: Marie-Brigitte MORIN 28 September 1801 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Geneviève LETOURNEAU

Born: 27 September 1780, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: July 1823, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Francois BRUNEAU 23 June 1800 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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Birth — 1745
31 August 1745
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Jacques LETOURNEAU and Marthe NAULT 3 April 1777, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 31 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Jacques LETOURNEAU was born 20 April 1779, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 33 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Geneviève LETOURNEAU was born 27 September 1780, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jacques was 35 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)

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Geneviève LETOURNEAU married 23 June 1800, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Francois BRUNEAU

1801 Marriage of Child
Jacques LETOURNEAU married 28 September 1801, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Marie-Brigitte MORIN