Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT

(b. 22 September 1728 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 16 May 1815 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT was born 22 September 1728 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT was the child of Jean-Baptitse LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie-Anne CHOLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS and Marie BÉNARD (maternal) Sébastien CHOLET (CHOLETTE) and Marie Anne HEARD

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Jean-Baptiste married Catherine CHARLEBOIS 25 November 1748 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine CHARLEBOIS was born 28 April 1728 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Catherine died 27 June 1762 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Catherine was the child of Joseph CHARLEBOIS and Catherine THEORET (TRIOLET).

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Catherine CAMPEAU 13 June 1763 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine CAMPEAU was born 30 September 1736 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Catherine died 17 July 1816 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Catherine was the child of François CAMPEAU and Catherine VIGER.

Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT died 16 May 1815 in Sainte-Geneviève, 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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Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT married

Catherine CHARLEBOIS-- Date: 25 November 1748 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Catherine CHARLEBOIS was the child of Joseph CHARLEBOIS and Catherine THEORET (TRIOLET)

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT and Catherine CHARLEBOIS:

Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT (b.24 October 1749, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 14 November 1826, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève BRUNET 15 February 1773 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT married

Catherine CAMPEAU-- Date: 13 June 1763 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine CAMPEAU was the child of François CAMPEAU and Catherine VIGER

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT and Catherine CAMPEAU:

Therese LEGAULT (b.abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 July 1844, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada East)
m. Francois CARDINAL 10 February 1783 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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1728 Birth
22 September 1728
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT and Catherine CHARLEBOIS 25 November 1748, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 20 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT was born 24 October 1749, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Jean-Baptiste was 21 years old.

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

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine CHARLEBOIS died 27 June 1762, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT and Catherine CAMPEAU 13 June 1763, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 34 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT married 15 February 1773, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Geneviève BRUNET

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.