Jean-Marie GILBERT

Born

23 April 1721 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

29 July 1781 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Augustin GILBERT Catherine LIBERGE

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Born: 23 April 1721 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Augustin GILBERT

Mother: Catherine LIBERGE

Paternal grandparents: Étienne GILBERT , Marguerite THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT)

Maternal grandparents: Jacques LIBERGE , Marie-Angélique-Jeanne SIMON

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Jean-Marie married Julie LAFORT dite LAFOREST 21 October 1743 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julie LAFORT dite LAFOREST was born 3 August 1722 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Julie died 29 August 1795 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Julie was the child of Jean LAFORT (LEFORT) dit LAFOREST and Marguerite DROUSSON.

Jean-Marie GILBERT died 29 July 1781 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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Jean-Marie GILBERT married

Julie LAFORT dite LAFOREST
Marriage date: 21 October 1743
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Julie LAFORT dite LAFOREST was the child of Jean LAFORT (LEFORT) dit LAFOREST and Marguerite DROUSSON

Children of Jean-Marie GILBERT and Julie LAFORT dite LAFOREST

Michel GILBERT

Born: abt. 1750, , Canada
Died: 4 September 1819, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise BERTRAND 27 July 1778 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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Birth — 1721
23 April 1721
Québec, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Marie GILBERT and Julie LAFORT dite LAFOREST 21 October 1743, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 22 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.