Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU

Born

25 May 1725 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

27 May 1798 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Joseph VERONNEAU Françoise ROUGEAU

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Born: 25 May 1725 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph VERONNEAU

Mother: Françoise ROUGEAU

Paternal grandparents: Denis VERONNEAU , Marguerite BERTAULT

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste ROUGEAU , Marie-Madeleine DAUDELIN

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Charlotte VIAU 30 April 1753 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Charlotte VIAU was born 22 February 1737 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Charlotte died 28 May 1810 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Charlotte DESNOYERS.

Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU died 27 May 1798 in Chambly, Lower 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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Marie-Charlotte VIAU
Marriage date: 30 April 1753
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte VIAU was the child of Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Charlotte DESNOYERS

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Marie-Desanges VERONNEAU

Born: 28 January 1759, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jacques SABOURIN dit CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE) 27 November 1780 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Married: Jean-Baptiste MESSIER 24 November 1800 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre (Peter) VERONNEAU dit BERGER

Born: 15 February 1761, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: 4 March 1846, Swanton, Vermont, USA

Married: Marie-Amable BLEAU 30 July 1781 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Angelique VERONNEAU dite DENIS

Born: 2 February 1763, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine CHARTIER 7 February 1785 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Elisabeth VERONNEAU

Born: 27 April 1767, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 November 1843, Iberville, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste HEBERT dit LAROSE 1 August 1786 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1725
25 May 1725
Boucherville, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU and Marie-Charlotte VIAU 30 April 1753, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges VERONNEAU was born 28 January 1759, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Pierre (Peter) VERONNEAU dit BERGER was born 15 February 1761, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 35 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Angelique VERONNEAU dite DENIS was born 2 February 1763, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth VERONNEAU was born 27 April 1767, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

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 of Child
Marie-Desanges VERONNEAU married 27 November 1780, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Jacques SABOURIN dit CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE)

1781 Marriage of Child
Pierre (Peter) VERONNEAU dit BERGER married 30 July 1781, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Marie-Amable BLEAU

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Angelique VERONNEAU dite DENIS married 7 February 1785, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Antoine CHARTIER

1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth VERONNEAU married 1 August 1786, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jean-Baptiste HEBERT dit LAROSE

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

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