Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER

Born

23 September 1722 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

19 January 1787 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Louise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 21 September 1750 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Louise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 18 July 1732 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise died October 1799 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Alexis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Geneviève SENECAL .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER

Parents of Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER

Father

Gervais MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR

Mother

Catherine DAVID

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jacques DAVID Catherine LUSSIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER

Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER married

Marie-Louise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)
Marriage date: 21 September 1750
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was the child of Alexis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Geneviève SENECAL

Children of Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER and Marie-Louise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Catherine MEUNIER

Born: abt. 1751, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Nicolas-Noel DEMERS 3 August 1772 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR

Born: 13 March 1765, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 July 1848, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Joseph JACQUES dit STANISLAS 13 June 1786 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise MEUNIER

Born: abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Alexis DEMERS 6 February 1787 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1722
23 September 1722
Varennes, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste MEUNIER and Marie-Louise BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 21 September 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 28 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Josephte MEUNIER dite LAFLEUR was born 13 March 1765, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

1772 Marriage of Child
Catherine MEUNIER married 3 August 1772, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada to Nicolas-Noel DEMERS

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.