flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  DROLET

  (b. 27 January 1697 L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France   d. 15 March 1771 Québec Province, Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste DROLET was born 27 January 1697 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste DROLET was the child of Pierre DROLET   and   Catherine ROUTIER (ROUTHIER) and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Christophe DROLET and Jeanne LEVASSEUR (maternal)  Jean ROUTIER (ROUTHIER) and Catherine MELIOT

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Josephte-Catherine VERRET 12 September 1723 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Josephte-Catherine VERRET  was born 23 March 1704 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal).  Josephte-Catherine died 18 February 1748 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation).  Josephte-Catherine was the child of Joseph VERRET dit LAVERDURE and Louise RENAUD.

Jean-Baptiste  married  (2) Marguerite GAUVIN 2 June 1749 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France .  Marguerite GAUVIN  was born 7 July 1712 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation).  Marguerite was the child of Pierre GAUVIN and Marie-Anne FISET.

Jean-Baptiste DROLET died 15 March 1771 in Québec Province, Canada.
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Did You Know? 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 DROLET married flag female ancestor Josephte-Catherine VERRET-- Date: 12 September 1723 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Josephte-Catherine VERRET was the child of Joseph VERRET dit LAVERDURE and Louise RENAUD




Children of Jean-Baptiste DROLET and Josephte-Catherine VERRET:




Jean-Baptiste DROLET married flag female ancestor Marguerite GAUVIN-- Date: 2 June 1749 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Marguerite GAUVIN was the child of Pierre GAUVIN and Marie-Anne FISET




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birth1697 Birth
27 January 1697
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1723 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DROLET and Josephte-Catherine VERRET 12 September 1723, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

He was 26 years old.
1726 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DROLET was born 11 February 1726, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.
1727 Birth of Child
Joseph-Lucien DROLET was born 15 December 1727, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.
1730 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique DROLET was born 5 June 1730, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.
marriage1745 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DROLET married 4 April 1745, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Marie-Agathe BERTRAND
1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte-Catherine VERRET died 18 February 1748, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)
marriage1749 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DROLET and Marguerite GAUVIN 2 June 1749, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 52 years old.
marriage1750 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique DROLET married 13 April 1750, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Romain GAUVIN
marriage1755 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DROLET married 3 February 1755, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to François-Noël ALAIN
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Lucien DROLET married 14 January 1765, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Angélique MOISAN
death1771 Death
15 March 1771
Québec Province, Canada

He died at the age of 74.
Added: 2/5/2015 9:46:40 AM - Updated: 4/25/2021 1:55:59 PM

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