Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

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20 June 1725 , Laval, Canada, New France

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27 December 1804 , Laval, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)Marie-Jeanne BARIBEAU

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Born: 20 June 1725 in Laval, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Mother: Marie-Jeanne BARIBEAU

Paternal grandparents: François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) , Marie BOUART

Maternal grandparents: Louis BARIBEAU , Marie-Madeleine FEUILLON (FILION)

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Marguerite CHARBONNEAU 20 January 1741 in Laval, Canada, New France . Marie-Marguerite CHARBONNEAU was born 21 August 1726 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Marguerite died 23 June 1769 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Michel CHARBONNEAU dit LÉVEILLÉ and Geneviève HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU).

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Josephe MARIER (LEMARIÉ) 26 July 1773 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephe MARIER (LEMARIÉ) was born 18 February 1738 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne). Marie-Josephe was the child of Pierre MARIER (LEMARIÉ) and Louise JARRY dite HENRICHON.

Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) died 27 December 1804 in Laval, 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 DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) married

Marie-Marguerite CHARBONNEAU
Marriage date: 20 January 1741
Marriage place: Laval, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite CHARBONNEAU was the child of Michel CHARBONNEAU dit LÉVEILLÉ and Geneviève HUBOUT (HUBOULT) (HOUBOU)

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Jean Dessureau 17 Feb 1750 27 Jan 1817 m. Marier Madeleine m. Tessier Veronique

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Marie-Josephe MARIER (LEMARIÉ)
Marriage date: 26 July 1773
Marriage place: Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe MARIER (LEMARIÉ) was the child of Pierre MARIER (LEMARIÉ) and Louise JARRY dite HENRICHON

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Birth — 1725
20 June 1725
Laval, Canada, New France

1741 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Marie-Marguerite CHARBONNEAU 20 January 1741, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 15 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.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Marguerite CHARBONNEAU died 23 June 1769, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

1773 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Marie-Josephe MARIER (LEMARIÉ) 26 July 1773 , Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

He was 48 years old.

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.