Jean-Baptiste GENDRON

Born

7 January 1729 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

7 July 1805 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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Nicolas GENDRON Madeleine RATEL

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Born: 7 January 1729 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas GENDRON

Mother: Madeleine RATEL

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GENDRON , Marie THIBIERGE (THIVIERGE)

Maternal grandparents: Pierre RATEL , Antoinette VERGER dite DESJARDINS

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Thérèse BOURDON 7 January 1754 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Marie-Thérèse BOURDON was born 30 January 1735 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Thérèse died 12 May 1815 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Michel BOURDON and Thérèse VIGNEAULT.

Jean-Baptiste GENDRON died 7 July 1805 in Contrecœur, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Jean-Baptiste GENDRON married

Marie-Thérèse BOURDON
Marriage date: 7 January 1754
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Marie-Thérèse BOURDON was the child of Michel BOURDON and Thérèse VIGNEAULT

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Children of Jean-Baptiste GENDRON and Marie-Thérèse BOURDON

Jean-Baptiste GENDRON

Born: 16 November 1754, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 12 April 1812, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Helene GIARD 27 September 1779 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Michel GENDRON

Born: 17 October 1756, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 22 October 1810, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe LAMOUREAUX 27 September 1779 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Thérèse GENDRON

Born: 21 April 1758 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 21 June 1842, Contrecœur, Canada East

Married: François JACQUES 14 January 1782 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Madeleine GENDRON

Born: 20 November 1759, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: ,

François GENDRON

Born: 28 December 1760, Contrecœur, Canada
Died: ,

François GENDRON

Born: 2 May 1762, Contrecœur, Canada
Died: 21 June 1837, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite RENAUD 22 September 1794 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph GENDRON

Born: abt. 1763, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre GENDRON

Born: 3 January 1765, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Anne GENDRON

Born: 25 February 1766, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 July 1848, Contrecœur, Canada East

Married: Pierre-Louis LABOSSIÈRE 29 September 1783 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Josephe GENDRON

Born: 10 January 1768, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 May 1855, Contrecœur, Canada East

Married: François LAMOUREUX 7 August 1786 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Angélique GENDRON

Born: 3 October 1770, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 August 1846, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: François LABOSSIÈRE 19 November 1792 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Felicite GENDRON

Born: 15 March 1772, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 April 1856, Contrecœur, Canada East

Married: Joseph BERTHIAUME 7 October 1793 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Michel GENDRON

Born: 7 October 1773, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 May 1808, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth NORMAND 3 October 1796 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Helene GENDRON

Born: 20 June 1775, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 January 1863, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: François JACQUES 14 August 1797 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph GENDRON

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

Married: Marie-Madeleine RENAUD 12 October 1801 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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Birth — 1729
7 January 1729
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GENDRON and Marie-Thérèse BOURDON 7 January 1754, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 25 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GENDRON was born 16 November 1754, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Michel GENDRON was born 17 October 1756, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse GENDRON was born 21 April 1758 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GENDRON was born 20 November 1759, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
François GENDRON was born 28 December 1760, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
François GENDRON was born 2 May 1762, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Pierre GENDRON was born 3 January 1765, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GENDRON was born 25 February 1766, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GENDRON was born 10 January 1768, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique GENDRON was born 3 October 1770, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Felicite GENDRON was born 15 March 1772, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Michel GENDRON was born 7 October 1773, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Helene GENDRON was born 20 June 1775, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 years old.

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 of Child
Jean-Baptiste GENDRON married 27 September 1779 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Helene GIARD

1779 Marriage of Child
Michel GENDRON married 27 September 1779 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Josephe LAMOUREAUX

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse GENDRON married 14 January 1782, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to François JACQUES

1783 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne GENDRON married 29 September 1783 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Pierre-Louis LABOSSIÈRE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe GENDRON married 7 August 1786 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to François LAMOUREUX

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique GENDRON married 19 November 1792, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to François LABOSSIÈRE

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Felicite GENDRON married 7 October 1793, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Joseph BERTHIAUME

1794 Marriage of Child
François GENDRON married 22 September 1794 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marguerite RENAUD

1796 Marriage of Child
Michel GENDRON married 3 October 1796 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Elisabeth NORMAND

1797 Marriage of Child
Marie-Helene GENDRON married 14 August 1797, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to François JACQUES

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Joseph GENDRON married 12 October 1801 , Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Madeleine RENAUD