Jean-Baptiste LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

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2 February 1755 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

27 June 1833 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Louis LEREAU (L'HERAULT)Josephte AUCLAIR

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Born: 2 February 1755 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Louis LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

Mother: Josephte AUCLAIR

Paternal grandparents: Pierre LEREAU (L'HERAULT) , Marie DUMONT

Maternal grandparents: Louis AUCLAIR , Thérèse-Elisabeth ROY

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Jean-Baptiste married Madeleine CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE 21 September 1778 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE was born 24 November 1757 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 26 July 1830 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Madeleine was the child of Pierre-Charles CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE and Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE.

Jean-Baptiste LEREAU (L'HERAULT) died 27 June 1833 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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 LEREAU (L'HERAULT) married

Madeleine CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE
Marriage date: 21 September 1778
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE was the child of Pierre-Charles CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE and Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE

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Theotiste LEREAU

Born: 13 June 1799, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: , , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Jacques GAGNON 25 January 1819 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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Birth — 1755
2 February 1755
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEREAU (L'HERAULT) and Madeleine CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE 21 September 1778, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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)

1797 Birth of Child
Theotiste LEREAU was born 13 June 1799, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Marriage of Child
Theotiste LEREAU married 25 January 1819, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Jacques GAGNON

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine CASAVANT dite LADÉBAUCHE died 26 July 1830, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Death — 1833
27 June 1833
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 78.

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