Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER

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27 July 1646 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

24 May 1703 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

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Julien Gilles (Jules) TROTTIER Catherine LOISEAU

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Born: 27 July 1646 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Julien Gilles (Jules) TROTTIER

Mother: Catherine LOISEAU

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

Jean-Baptiste married Geneviève LAFOND 24 June 1667 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Geneviève LAFOND was born 29 February 1652 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Geneviève was the child of Étienne LAFOND dit PEPIN and Marie BOUCHER.

Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER died 24 May 1703 in Batiscan, Canada, New France .
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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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Geneviève LAFOND
Marriage date: 24 June 1667
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Geneviève LAFOND was the child of Étienne LAFOND dit PEPIN and Marie BOUCHER

Marriage notes:

According to PRDH, a marriage contract was signed between Jean Trottier and Genevieve Lafond at an undetermined place in Quebec, Canada in 1667.

"Genevieve, born in 1652 and married in 1667 to Jean-Baptiste Trottier, a miller and wheelwright at Batiscan."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VI, Page 193

"Jean-Baptiste (1646-1703), married in 1667 to Genevieve Lafond. he lived at the Cap and Batiscan. He was a cabinet maker and cartwright. His descendants number in the thousands."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VII, Page 211

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER and Geneviève LAFOND

Marie TROTTIER

Born: abt. 1668, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 June 1739, Batiscan, Canada, New France

Married: Louis GUILLET 18 January 1684 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Madeleine TROTTIER

Born: abt. 1670, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 22 May 1747, Batiscan, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre VIEL dit DESNOYERS 18 January 1687 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Married: Jean DESRANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF 21 August 1698 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Catherine TROTTIER

Born: abt. 1674, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 July 1701, Montréal, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER

Born: abt. 1677, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 23 November 1717, Grondines, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Madeleine RIVARD dite LORANGER 14 November 1698 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Marguerite TROTTIER

Born: 21 April 1678, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 6 October 1744, , Québec Province, Canada

Françoise TROTTIER

Born: 14 April 1679, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 24 May 1683, Batiscan, Canada, New France

Augustin TROTTIER

Born: 28 February 1682, Champlain, Canada, New France
Died: 2 January 1750, Batiscan, Canada, New France

Married: Angélique-Marie LEFEBVRE 24 November 1705 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Françoise TROTTIER

Born: 24 May 1683, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 9 February 1706, Batiscan, Canada, New France

Married: Mathurin RIVARD 20 April 1700 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Geneviève TROTTIER

Born: abt. 1686, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 10 October 1740, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Married: Jean RIVARD dit PRÉVILLE 5 September 1703 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Married: Jean-Baptiste DEBIDABE dit TROISVILLE 13 January 1733 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Anne-Charlotte TROTTIER

Born: 7 November 1688, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 29 April 1753, La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Married: Louis BARIL 4 February 1704 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Josephe TROTTIER

Born: 29 June 1691, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 15 August 1703, Batiscan, Canada, New France

Elisabeth TROTTIER

Born: 30 June 1693, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1729,

Married: Antoine-Étienne GERMAIN 11 February 1710 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Antoine TROTTIER

Born: 10 November 1695, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 1 September 1747, Batiscan, Canada, New France

Married: Catherine MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) 12 August 1715 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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Birth — 1646
27 July 1646
Québec, Canada, New France

Baptism
27 Sept 1646 - Baptism - Notre-Dame-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1646 Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER and Geneviève LAFOND 24 June 1667, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 20 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite TROTTIER was born 21 April 1678, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1679 Birth of Child
Françoise TROTTIER was born 14 April 1679, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1681 Canadian Census Batiscan
Jean Trottier, charron, 38
Genevieve de Lafond, sa femme, 30
enfants:
Marie, 13
Madeleine, 11
Catherine, 7
Jean, 6
Marguerite, 3
Francoise, 1 1/ 2

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1682 Birth of Child
Augustin TROTTIER was born 28 February 1682, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1683 Birth of Child
Françoise TROTTIER was born 24 May 1683, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1683 Death of Child
Françoise TROTTIER died 24 May 1683, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1684 Marriage of Child
Marie TROTTIER married 18 January 1684, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Louis GUILLET

1687 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine TROTTIER married 18 January 1687, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Pierre VIEL dit DESNOYERS

1688 Birth of Child
Anne-Charlotte TROTTIER was born 7 November 1688, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

1691 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe TROTTIER was born 29 June 1691, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Elisabeth TROTTIER was born 30 June 1693, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 years old.

1695 Birth of Child
Antoine TROTTIER was born 10 November 1695, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste was 49 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine TROTTIER married 21 August 1698 , Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Jean DESRANLEAU dit CHATEAUNEUF

1698 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER married 14 November 1698, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Marie-Madeleine RIVARD dite LORANGER

1700 Marriage of Child
Françoise TROTTIER married 20 April 1700, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Mathurin RIVARD

1701 Death of Child
Catherine TROTTIER died 8 July 1701, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean-Baptiste was 54 years old.