HELP! flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste-Louis  DESROCHES (DESROSIERS)

  (b. 2 December 1755 Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France   d. 22 May 1835 Drummondville, Lower Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste-Louis DESROCHES (DESROSIERS) was born 2 December 1755 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste-Louis DESROCHES (DESROSIERS) was the child of Pierre DESROCHERS   and   Marguerite CAILLÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre-Joseph DESROCHERS and Anne-Madeleine ROULEAU (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste CAILLÉ and Marguerite DUPUIS

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Jean-Baptiste-Louis  married  Madeleine GAUTHIER 26 October 1790 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children. Madeleine GAUTHIER  was born 14 June 1765 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre).  Madeleine died 19 August 1856 in Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville).  Madeleine was the child of Gabriel GAUTHIER and Madeleine JOYAL.

Jean-Baptiste-Louis DESROCHES (DESROSIERS) died 22 May 1835 in Drummondville, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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-Baptiste-Louis DESROCHES (DESROSIERS) married flag female ancestor Madeleine GAUTHIER-- Date: 26 October 1790 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine GAUTHIER was the child of Gabriel GAUTHIER and Madeleine JOYAL




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birth1755 Birth
2 December 1755
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1790 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste-Louis DESROCHES (DESROSIERS) and Madeleine GAUTHIER 26 October 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 34 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1791 Birth of Child
Gabriel DESROCHES (DESROSIERS) was born 20 August 1791, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste-Louis was 35 years old.
1793 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESROCHERS was born 7 May 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste-Louis was 37 years old.
marriage1812 Marriage of Child
Gabriel DESROCHES (DESROSIERS) married 3 March 1812, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Élisabeth-Isabelle BAILLARGEON
marriage1816 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESROCHERS married 9 September 1816, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Francoise LANOUE
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
death1835 Death
22 May 1835
Drummondville, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 79.
Added: 9/3/2015 7:34:24 AM - Updated: 1/23/2024 11:52:05 AM

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