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  (b. 17 September 1802 Oka, Lower Canada   d. 11 January 1889 Red Lake County, Minnesota, USA )  

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Jean Baptiste (John Louis) QUESNEL was born 17 September 1802 in Oka, Lower Canada

Jean Baptiste (John Louis) QUESNEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL   and   Genevieve BEZANAIRE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean Baptiste (John Louis)  married  Marguerite DUNN 14 February 1825 in St Anicet, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite DUNN  was born abt. 1804 in St Anicet, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada.  Marguerite died 31 December 1827 in Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada. 

Jean Baptiste (John Louis) QUESNEL died 11 January 1889 in Red Lake County, Minnesota, USA.







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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Jean Baptiste (John Louis) QUESNEL married flag female ancestor Marguerite DUNN-- Date: 14 February 1825 Place: St Anicet, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada


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Children of Jean Baptiste (John Louis) QUESNEL and Marguerite DUNN:

flag female ancestor Marie Catherine QUESNEL (b.25 December 1826, Saint Anicet, Quebec, Canada  d. 2 March 1906, Saint Anicet, Quebec, Canada)
m. Pierre LEBLANC 7 January 1846



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birth1802 Birth
17 September 1802
Oka, Lower Canada
marriage1825 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste (John Louis) QUESNEL and Marguerite DUNN 14 February 1825, St Anicet, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada

He was 22 years old.
1826 Birth of Child
Marie Catherine QUESNEL was born 25 December 1826, Saint Anicet, Quebec, Canada

Jean Baptiste (John Louis) was 24 years old.
1827 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite DUNN died 31 December 1827, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1889 Death
11 January 1889
Red Lake County, Minnesota, USA

He died at the age of 86.
Added: 11/16/2025 11:46:42 AM - Updated: 2/14/2026 1:04:28 PM

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