Jean-Philippe LEPROHON

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20 January 1765 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

26 June 1831 , Québec Province, Canada

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Jean-Philippe LEPROHON Marie-Agathe CONTANT

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Born: 20 January 1765 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Philippe LEPROHON

Mother: Marie-Agathe CONTANT

Maternal grandparents: Étienne CONTANT , Marie-Françoise BAZINET

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Jean-Philippe married Marie-Josephte BOUCHER 19 January 1812 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephte BOUCHER was born 21 September 1770 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Josephte died 8 June 1857 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste-François BOUCHER DE NIVERVILLE and Marie-Anne BABIE.

Jean-Philippe LEPROHON died 26 June 1831 in Québec Province, Canada.
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Jean-Philippe LEPROHON married

Marie-Josephte BOUCHER
Marriage date: 19 January 1812
Marriage place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Marie-Josephte BOUCHER was the child of Jean-Baptiste-François BOUCHER DE NIVERVILLE and Marie-Anne BABIE

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Birth — 1765
20 January 1765
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

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Jean-Philippe LEPROHON and Marie-Josephte BOUCHER 19 January 1812, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 47 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England