Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON

Born

11 January 1722 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

18 February 1796 , Verchères, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON

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Born: 11 January 1722 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON

Father

Louis CHAGNON dit LAROSE

Mother

Madeleine FOISY

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON

Paternal grandparents

François CHAGNON dit LAROSE Catherine CHARRON

Maternal grandparents

Martin FOISY Madeleine BEAUDOIN

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 29 January 1748 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Marie-Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 21 September 1728 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Marie-Catherine died 3 September 1748 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Marie-Catherine was the child of Nicolas BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie-Barbe VILLEDIEU.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT) 7 June 1751 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT) was born 17 January 1729 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Marie-Françoise died 14 September 1786 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Françoise was the child of François PINEAU (PINEAULT) and Marie-Anne GUERTIN.

Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON died 18 February 1796 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON

Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON married

Marie-Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)
Marriage date: 29 January 1748
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was the child of Nicolas BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie-Barbe VILLEDIEU

Children of Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON and Marie-Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON married

Marie-Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT)
Marriage date: 7 June 1751
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT) was the child of François PINEAU (PINEAULT) and Marie-Anne GUERTIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON and Marie-Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT)

Marie-Amable CHAGNON

Born: 31 March 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU 7 February 1774 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel CHAGNON

Born: 21 June 1756, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 4 January 1826, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte LACAILLE 11 August 1788 Place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Pierre-Nolasque CHAGNON

Born: 30 January 1762, Verchères, Canada
Died: 18 February 1826, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite-Clothide PAQUET 4 April 1785 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
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Birth — 1722
11 January 1722
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON and Marie-Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 29 January 1748, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 26 years old.

1748 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Catherine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) died 3 September 1748, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1751 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CHAGNON and Marie-Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT) 7 June 1751, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 29 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable CHAGNON was born 31 March 1755, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Michel CHAGNON was born 21 June 1756, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph-Pierre-Nolasque CHAGNON was born 30 January 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Amable CHAGNON married 7 February 1774, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph FONTAINE dit BIENVENU

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Pierre-Nolasque CHAGNON married 4 April 1785, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite-Clothide PAQUET

1786 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Françoise PINEAU (PINEAULT) died 14 September 1786, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1788 Marriage of Child
Michel CHAGNON married 11 August 1788, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada to Charlotte LACAILLE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

Death — 1796
18 February 1796
Verchères, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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