Pierre JEAN

Born

abt. 1715 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

22 January 1788 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre JEAN Anne-Madeleine PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU)

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Born: abt. 1715 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre JEAN

Mother: Anne-Madeleine PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre JEAN , Françoise FAVREAU

Maternal grandparents: Louis PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU) , Marie-Reine CHARPENTIER

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Pierre married Marie-Josephte MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ 6 February 1742 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Josephte MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ was born 1 October 1722 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Josephte died 9 March 1786 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Michel MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Angélique THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT).

Pierre JEAN died 22 January 1788 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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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Pierre JEAN married

Marie-Josephte MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ
Marriage date: 6 February 1742
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Josephte MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ was the child of Michel MIGNIER dit LAGACÉ and Angélique THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT)

Children of Pierre JEAN and Marie-Josephte MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Pierre JEAN

Born: abt. 1742, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 22 April 1792, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe DUBE 14 May 1764 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Francois-Xavier JEAN

Born: abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 23 October 1799, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique-Marguerite BELANGER 2 October 1770 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

François Regis JEAN

Born: abt. 1753, , Canada
Died: 31 December 1844, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephe GAUVIN 23 February 1778 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Marie-Reine JEAN

Born: 9 January 1766, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 February 1801, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Alexandre FOURNIER 24 February 1783 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Francoise JEAN

Born: abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 March 1795, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre-Basile CHOUINARD 27 February 1786 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Pierre JEAN and Marie-Josephte MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ 6 February 1742, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Pierre JEAN married 14 May 1764, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe DUBE

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine JEAN was born 9 January 1766, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

1770 Marriage of Child
Francois-Xavier JEAN married 2 October 1770, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Angélique-Marguerite BELANGER

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.