Jean-Baptiste-Charles LECLERC

Born

29 March 1756 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

abt. 1847 , Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Canada East

Jean-Baptiste-Charles married Marie-Magdeleine MARTEL 16 February 1778 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Magdeleine MARTEL was born 30 September 1747 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Magdeleine died 16 March 1834 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada . Marie-Magdeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Madeleine BEDARD .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste-Charles LECLERC

Parents of Jean-Baptiste-Charles LECLERC

Father

Louis-Joseph LECLERC

Mother

Genevieve CHORET (CHAREST)

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste-Charles LECLERC

Paternal grandparents

Adrien LECLERC Geneviève PARADIS

Maternal grandparents

Jacques CHORET Marie-Madeleine CHRETIEN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste-Charles LECLERC

Jean-Baptiste-Charles LECLERC married

Marie-Magdeleine MARTEL
Marriage date: 16 February 1778
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Magdeleine MARTEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTEL and Madeleine BEDARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste-Charles LECLERC and Marie-Magdeleine MARTEL

Marie-Judith LECLERC

Born: 8 April 1788, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph CLOUTIER 19 November 1811 Place: Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, 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 — 1756
29 March 1756
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste-Charles LECLERC and Marie-Magdeleine MARTEL 16 February 1778, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 21 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith LECLERC was born 8 April 1788, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Jean-Baptiste-Charles was 32 years old.

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

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

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

1811 Marriage of Child
Marie-Judith LECLERC married 19 November 1811, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada to Joseph CLOUTIER

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)