Jean Baptiste BLANCHARD

Born

25 August 1745 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

20 May 1799 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

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Jean BLANCHARD Catherine FOREST

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Born: 25 August 1745 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Father: Jean BLANCHARD

Mother: Catherine FOREST

Paternal grandparents: Martin BLANCHARD , Isabelle Elisabeth DUPUIS

Maternal grandparents: Jean Baptiste FOREST , Marie Elisabeth LABARRE

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-Charlotte PETIT 14 February 1774 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Charlotte PETIT was born 15 February 1751 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Charlotte died 6 August 1822 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Anne FONTAINE.

Jean Baptiste BLANCHARD died 20 May 1799 in Beloeil, Lower Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

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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 BLANCHARD married

Marie-Charlotte PETIT
Marriage date: 14 February 1774
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte PETIT was the child of Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN and Marie-Anne FONTAINE

Children of Jean Baptiste BLANCHARD and Marie-Charlotte PETIT

Charlotte BLANCHARD

Born: 4 February 1776, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine FOISY 24 May 1796 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Josephte BLANCHARD

Born: 9 July 1778, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 May 1858, Saint-Aimé, Canada East

Married: François AUCLAIR 9 February 1801 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Apolline BLANCHARD

Born: 14 May 1781, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 12 October 1801 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Joseph BLANCHARD

Born: 18 February 1787, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 May 1857, Beloeil, Canada East

Married: Louise LAMOUREUX 8 June 1812 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie BLANCHARD

Born: 15 December 1788, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 January 1827, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LAMBERT 21 February 1814 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Luc BLANCHARD

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 30 March 1847, Marieville, Rouville, Canada East

Married: Elisabeth DARAGON 24 October 1814 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine BLANCHARD

Born: abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Gabriel BROUSSEAU 6 February 1815 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

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Birth — 1745
25 August 1745
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste BLANCHARD and Marie-Charlotte PETIT 14 February 1774 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 28 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Charlotte BLANCHARD was born 4 February 1776, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean Baptiste was 30 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Josephte BLANCHARD was born 9 July 1778, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean Baptiste was 32 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Apolline BLANCHARD was born 14 May 1781, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean Baptiste was 35 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Joseph BLANCHARD was born 18 February 1787, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean Baptiste was 41 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Marie BLANCHARD was born 15 December 1788, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean Baptiste was 43 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Marriage of Child
Charlotte BLANCHARD married 24 May 1796, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Antoine FOISY