Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT

Born

24 October 1749 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

14 November 1826 , Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Geneviève BRUNET 15 February 1773 in Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève BRUNET was born 16 January 1754 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France . Geneviève died 21 May 1818 in Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada . Geneviève was the child of François BRUNET and Marie-Marguerite GAUTHIER .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT

Parents of Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT

Father

Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT

Mother

Catherine CHARLEBOIS

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptitse LEGAULT dit DESLAURIERS Marie-Anne CHOLET

Maternal grandparents

Joseph CHARLEBOIS Catherine THEORET (TRIOLET)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT

Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT married

Geneviève BRUNET
Marriage date: 15 February 1773
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève BRUNET was the child of François BRUNET and Marie-Marguerite GAUTHIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT and Geneviève BRUNET

Marie-Josephte LEGAULT

Born: 6 May 1780, Sainte-Geneviève, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre GOYER 22 February 1802 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Lower 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 — 1749
24 October 1749
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEGAULT and Geneviève BRUNET 15 February 1773, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 23 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.