Jean LETOURNEAU

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8 April 1712 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

24 February 1789 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean LETOURNEAU Marguerite ANCELIN (ASSELIN)

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Born: 8 April 1712 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Jean LETOURNEAU

Mother: Marguerite ANCELIN (ASSELIN)

Paternal grandparents: Jean LETOURNEAU , Anne-Françoise DUFRESNE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre ANCELIN (ASSELIN) , Louise BAUCHE (BAUCHER, BAUCHET, BOUCHER)

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Jean married Geneviève GAUTHIER 11 May 1738 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève GAUTHIER was born 8 May 1719 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Geneviève died 24 April 1780 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Geneviève was the child of François GAUTHIER and Marie MARCHAND.

Jean LETOURNEAU died 24 February 1789 in Québec, 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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Geneviève GAUTHIER
Marriage date: 11 May 1738
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Geneviève GAUTHIER was the child of François GAUTHIER and Marie MARCHAND

Children of Jean LETOURNEAU and Geneviève GAUTHIER

Joseph LETOURNEAU

Born: 11 August 1745, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie Anne CONNOR 18 September 1781 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1712
8 April 1712
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1738 Marriage / Partner
Jean LETOURNEAU and Geneviève GAUTHIER 11 May 1738, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 26 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Joseph LETOURNEAU was born 11 August 1745, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean was 33 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.