Jean-Baptiste
SALVAIL
Born
8 September 1794
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
Died
23 May 1861
,
Sorel, Canada East
Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste SALVAIL
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Born: 8 September 1794 in Sorel, Lower Canada
Father:
Joseph SALVAIL
Mother:
Catherine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA
Paternal grandparents:
Joseph SALVAIL
, Catherine PELOQUIN dite FELIX
Maternal grandparents:
Jacques PELLETIER dit ANTAYA
, Marguerite ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite PAUL HUS 25 November 1817 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Marguerite PAUL HUS was born 28 December 1800 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite died 19 June 1850 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marguerite was the child of Joseph HUS PAUL LATRAVERSE and Pélagie LAVALLÉE.
Jean-Baptiste SALVAIL died 23 May 1861 in Sorel, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Jean-Baptiste appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste SALVAIL
Jean-Baptiste SALVAIL married 
Marguerite PAUL HUS
Marriage date: 25 November 1817
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Marguerite PAUL HUS was the child of Joseph HUS PAUL LATRAVERSE and Pélagie LAVALLÉE
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Marguerite PAUL HUSMarriage date: 25 November 1817
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Marguerite PAUL HUS was the child of Joseph HUS PAUL LATRAVERSE and Pélagie LAVALLÉE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Jean-Baptiste SALVAIL and Marguerite PAUL HUS
Joseph SALVAILBorn: 4 November 1818, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 7 April 1902, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
Died: 7 April 1902, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Québec, Canada
Married: Angele HUS LATRAVERSE 22 October 1840 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Edwidge SALVAIL Narcisse SALVAILBorn: 3 September 1821, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Jean-Baptiste SALVAILBorn: 25 March 1823, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Marie-Anne VANDAL 29 September 1846 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Edwidge SALVAILBorn: 4 August 1824, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Prisque MILLET 10 February 1846 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Basilisse SALVAILMarried: Laurent HUS COURNOYER 28 August 1849 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Felix-Dominique SALVAIL Paul SALVAILBorn: 6 February 1829, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Olive ST-MARTIN 30 January 1855 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Edouard SALVAILBorn: 9 November 1830, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Angele GAUTHIER 7 September 1852 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Married: Marguerite MONGEAU 22 May 1855 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Antoine SALVAIL Hubert SALVAILBorn: 7 April 1834, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 27 August 1862,
Died: 27 August 1862,
Stanislas SALVAILBorn: 13 December 1836, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 16 September 1868,
Died: 16 September 1868,
Olivier SALVAILBorn: 26 October 1838, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Pierre SALVAILBorn: 13 February 1841, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 11 February 1914, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada
Died: 11 February 1914, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Québec, Canada
Married: Angele HUS LATRAVERSE 16 August 1864 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Narcisse SALVAILBorn: 31 January 1843, Sorel, Canada East
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Julie LALIBERTE 19 July 1870 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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Birth — 17948 September 1794
Sorel, Lower Canada
1817 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste SALVAIL and Marguerite PAUL HUS 25 November 1817, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
He was 23 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1818 Birth of ChildJoseph SALVAIL was born 4 November 1818, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1820 Birth of ChildEdwidge SALVAIL was born 23 April 1820, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.
1821 Birth of ChildNarcisse SALVAIL was born 3 September 1821, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.
1823 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste SALVAIL was born 25 March 1823, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.
1824 Birth of ChildEdwidge SALVAIL was born 4 August 1824, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.
1826 Birth of ChildBasilisse SALVAIL was born 11 April 1826, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.
1827 Birth of ChildFelix-Dominique SALVAIL was born 4 July 1827, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.
1829 Birth of ChildPaul SALVAIL was born 6 February 1829, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1830 Birth of ChildEdouard SALVAIL was born 9 November 1830, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.
1832 Birth of ChildAntoine SALVAIL was born 18 August 1832, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.
1834 Death of ChildAntoine SALVAIL died 1 February 1834, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.
1834 Birth of ChildHubert SALVAIL was born 7 April 1834, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.
1836 Birth of ChildStanislas SALVAIL was born 13 December 1836, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1838 Birth of ChildOlivier SALVAIL was born 26 October 1838, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.
1839 Death of ChildFelix-Dominique SALVAIL died 1 September 1839, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.
1840 Marriage of ChildJoseph SALVAIL married 22 October 1840, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Angele HUS LATRAVERSE
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada1841 Birth of ChildPierre SALVAIL was born 13 February 1841, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste was 46 years old.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Birth of ChildNarcisse SALVAIL was born 31 January 1843, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1846 Marriage of ChildEdwidge SALVAIL married 10 February 1846, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Prisque MILLET
1846 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste SALVAIL married 29 September 1846, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Anne VANDAL
1849 Marriage of ChildBasilisse SALVAIL married 28 August 1849, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Laurent HUS COURNOYER
1850 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarguerite PAUL HUS died 19 June 1850, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1852 Marriage of ChildEdouard SALVAIL married 7 September 1852, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Angele GAUTHIER
1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1855 Marriage of ChildPaul SALVAIL married 30 January 1855, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Olive ST-MARTIN
1855 Marriage of ChildEdouard SALVAIL married 22 May 1855, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marguerite MONGEAU
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.Death — 186123 May 1861
Sorel, Canada East
He died at the age of 66.
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Last updated: 4/7/2025 1:49:23 PM
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