Jean-Baptiste LETENDRE

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18 May 1732 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

17 December 1809 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Pierre LETENDRE Madeleine GUEVREMONT

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Born: 18 May 1732 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre LETENDRE

Mother: Madeleine GUEVREMONT

Paternal grandparents: Pierre LETENDRE , Catherine-Dite-Marie LAMY

Maternal grandparents: Jean GUEVREMONT , Madeleine CARPENTIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS 17 May 1758 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS was born abt. 1733 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Françoise died 8 May 1815 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Françoise was the child of Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephe JOYAL.

Jean-Baptiste LETENDRE died 17 December 1809 in Yamaska, 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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Jean-Baptiste LETENDRE married

Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS
Marriage date: 17 May 1758
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS was the child of Pierre ABRAHAM dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Josephe JOYAL

Children of Jean-Baptiste LETENDRE and Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

Joseph LETENDRE

Born: 6 April 1759, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 2 April 1857, Saint-David, Canada East

Married: Jeanne-Thérèse PETIT dite ST-MICHEL 10 November 1783 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Françoise LETENDRE

Born: 13 November 1760, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada
Died: 26 July 1822, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre FORCIER 21 June 1779 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Judith LETENDRE

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 February 1810, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste SALVAS 12 February 1798 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1732
18 May 1732
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LETENDRE and Marie-Françoise ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS 17 May 1758, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph LETENDRE was born 6 April 1759, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Françoise LETENDRE was born 13 November 1760, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 28 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.

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Françoise LETENDRE married 21 June 1779, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Pierre FORCIER

1783 Marriage of Child
Joseph LETENDRE married 10 November 1783, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jeanne-Thérèse PETIT dite ST-MICHEL

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1798 Marriage of Child
Judith LETENDRE married 12 February 1798, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Jean-Baptiste SALVAS

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)