Jean Baptiste JOHNSON

Born

11 January 1715 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

15 June 1785 , Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada

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William (Guillaume) JOHNSON dit JEANSON Isabelle Élisabeth CORPORON

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Born: 11 January 1715 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: William (Guillaume) JOHNSON dit JEANSON

Mother: Isabelle Élisabeth CORPORON

Maternal grandparents: Jean CORPORON , Françoise SAVOIE

Jean Baptiste was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Jean Baptiste married Marie Josephe LORD (LAURE) 11 February 1743 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie Josephe LORD (LAURE) was born 22 January 1718 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Josephe died 5 November 1796 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Marie Josephe was the child of Pierre LORD (LAURE) and Jeanne DOUCET.

Jean Baptiste JOHNSON died 15 June 1785 in Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Spouse & Children of Jean Baptiste JOHNSON

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Jean Baptiste JOHNSON married

Marie Josephe LORD (LAURE)
Marriage date: 11 February 1743
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marie Josephe LORD (LAURE) was the child of Pierre LORD (LAURE) and Jeanne DOUCET

Marriage notes:

marriage Jean Baptiste JEANSON (parents Guillaume JEANSON, deceased, & Isabelle CORPORON) & Marie Joseph LORE (parents Pierre LORE & Janne DOUCET, both deceased) [Nova Scotia Archives; PRDH]

Children of Jean Baptiste JOHNSON and Marie Josephe LORD (LAURE)

Jean Baptiste JANSON

Born: 1 January 1744, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Monique JANSON (JOHNSON)

Born: 9 August 1751, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 8 June 1800, L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre LEBEQUE 6 July 1784 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

German Marin JANSON

Born: abt. 1757, , Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 26 July 1833, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe HAMELIN 26 November 1782 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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Birth — 1715
11 January 1715
Port Royal, Acadia

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1743 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste JOHNSON and Marie Josephe LORD (LAURE) 11 February 1743 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 28 years old.

1743 marriage

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1744 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste JANSON was born 1 January 1744, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean Baptiste was 28 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Monique JANSON (JOHNSON) was born 9 August 1751, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean Baptiste was 36 years old.

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

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.