Jean Baptiste
DOWNING
(b.
25 October 1755
,
Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia
d.
14 December 1812
,
Cap-Pele, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
)
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Jean Baptiste DOWNING was born 25 October 1755 in Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia
Jean Baptiste DOWNING was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean Baptiste married Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT 13 September 1780 in Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT was born June 1743 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Marguerite died 30 December 1824 in Cap-Pelé, New Brunswick, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Michel HACHE dit GALLANT and Anne Marie GRAVOIS.
Jean Baptiste DOWNING died 14 December 1812 in Cap-Pele, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT-- Date: 13 September 1780 Place: Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT was the child of Michel HACHE dit GALLANT and Anne Marie GRAVOIS
Children of Jean Baptiste DOWNING and Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT:
Jean Baptiste DOWNING (b.8 June 1781, Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 15 July 1841, Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Marie Josephe DOIRON 16 November 1812 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)
Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT-- Date: 13 September 1780 Place: Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, CanadaMarguerite HACHE dite GALLANT was the child of Michel HACHE dit GALLANT and Anne Marie GRAVOIS
Children of Jean Baptiste DOWNING and Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT:
Jean Baptiste DOWNING (b.8 June 1781, Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 15 July 1841, Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada)m. Marie Josephe DOIRON 16 November 1812 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)
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1755 Birth 25 October 1755
Charlottetown, Ile Saint-Jean, Acadia
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.
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.
1780 Marriage / PartnerJean Baptiste DOWNING and Marguerite HACHE dite GALLANT 13 September 1780, Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 24 years old.
1781 Birth of ChildJean Baptiste DOWNING was born 8 June 1781, Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jean Baptiste was 25 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1812 Death 14 December 1812
Cap-Pele, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
He died at the age of 57.
Added: 12/15/2025 10:30:26 PM
- Updated: 12/15/2025 10:31:35 PM
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