Jean-Baptiste MERCIER

Born

18 May 1727 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Died

26 June 1767 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Pascal MERCIER Madeleine BOUCHER

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Born: 18 May 1727 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Pascal MERCIER

Mother: Madeleine BOUCHER

Paternal grandparents: Pascal MERCIER , Anne CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean BOUCHER , Marie-Madeleine PARE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne ROY 24 November 1755 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne ROY was born 29 July 1738 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 31 May 1822 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Marie-Anne was the child of François-Marc ROY and Marie-Anne FORTIER.

Jean-Baptiste MERCIER died 26 June 1767 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, 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 MERCIER married

Marie-Anne ROY
Marriage date: 24 November 1755
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Anne ROY was the child of François-Marc ROY and Marie-Anne FORTIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste MERCIER and Marie-Anne ROY

Jean-Baptiste MERCIER

Born: 8 January 1757, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 1 April 1840, St-Jean-Dorchester, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marie-Marguerite BOURDEAU 4 August 1783 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Eloi-Urbain MERCIER

Born: 25 February 1762, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Died: 13 May 1825, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Ursule-Anne JORDAN 13 August 1787 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pascal MERCIER

Born: 29 March 1766, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 December 1833, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine GONTHIER 8 August 1796 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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Birth — 1727
18 May 1727
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MERCIER and Marie-Anne ROY 24 November 1755, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MERCIER was born 8 January 1757, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Eloi-Urbain MERCIER was born 25 February 1762, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 34 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.