Jean-Baptiste CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX)

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28 April 1755 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

1 November 1788 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR)Geneviève-Barbe MAGUET

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Born: 28 April 1755 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR)

Mother: Geneviève-Barbe MAGUET

Paternal grandparents: Jacques CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) , Marie-Josephte ARCHAMBAULT

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MAGUET , Marie-Jeanne BARBE dite ABEL

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Jean-Baptiste married Felicite BOURASSA 10 July 1780 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Felicite BOURASSA was born 9 January 1765 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Felicite died 14 December 1848 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Felicite was the child of François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BROSSEAU.

Jean-Baptiste CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) died 1 November 1788 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Felicite BOURASSA
Marriage date: 10 July 1780
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Felicite BOURASSA was the child of François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BROSSEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) and Felicite BOURASSA

Felicite CHALIFOUX

Born: 16 June 1781, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1860, Ashkum, Illinois, USA

Jean-Baptiste CHALIFOUX

Born: 2 May 1783, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 March 1784, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste CHALIFOUR

Born: 5 March 1785, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Agathe CHALIFOUR

Born: 12 April 1787, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 February 1788, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine CHALIFOUX

Born: 26 July 1788, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 January 1789, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1755
28 April 1755
Chambly, 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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CHALIFOUR (CHALIFOUX) and Felicite BOURASSA 10 July 1780, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 25 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Felicite CHALIFOUX was born 16 June 1781, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHALIFOUX was born 2 May 1783, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHALIFOUX died 20 March 1784, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHALIFOUR was born 5 March 1785, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe CHALIFOUR was born 12 April 1787, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

Death — 1788
1 November 1788
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 33.

1788 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine CHALIFOUX was born 26 July 1788, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

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