Jean GODBOUT

(b. 11 December 1708 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 10 November 1781 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean GODBOUT was born 11 December 1708 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jean GODBOUT was the child of Joseph GODBOUT and Marguerite MANSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas GODBOUT and Marthe BOURGOUIN (maternal) Jacques MANSEAU and Marguerite LATOUCHE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean married Marie-Françoise POULIOT (POUILLOT) 21 November 1735 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children. Marie-Françoise POULIOT (POUILLOT) was born 19 August 1715 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Françoise died 19 December 1760 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean POULIOT (POUILLOT) and Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE.

Jean GODBOUT died 10 November 1781 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Family and Children of Jean GODBOUT

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Jean GODBOUT married

Marie-Françoise POULIOT (POUILLOT)-- Date: 21 November 1735 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Françoise POULIOT (POUILLOT) was the child of Jean POULIOT (POUILLOT) and Madeleine AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Children of Jean GODBOUT and Marie-Françoise POULIOT (POUILLOT):

Marie-Madeleine GODBOUT (b.21 March 1737, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Francoise-Louise GODBOUT (b.5 February 1742, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1786, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. François RUEL 4 February 1765 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean GODBOUT (b.5 February 1744, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 23 February 1829, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

Joseph GODBOUT (b.31 October 1745, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 27 March 1820, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite BAILLARGEON 20 September 1773 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Genevieve GODBOUT (b.28 December 1746, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 8 August 1781, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean GOSSELIN 11 April 1774 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Francois GODBOUT (b.25 February 1750, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 16 October 1834, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Louise CAMPEAU 2 February 1778 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Agathe GODBOUT (b.5 June 1751, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )

Louis GODBOUT (b.28 July 1753, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )

Joseph GODBOUT (b.6 May 1755, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )

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1708 Birth
11 December 1708
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1735 Marriage / Partner
Jean GODBOUT and Marie-Françoise POULIOT (POUILLOT) 21 November 1735, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GODBOUT was born 21 March 1737, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean was 28 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise-Louise GODBOUT was born 5 February 1742, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean was 33 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Jean GODBOUT was born 5 February 1744, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean was 35 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Joseph GODBOUT was born 31 October 1745, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean was 36 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Genevieve GODBOUT was born 28 December 1746, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean was 38 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Francois GODBOUT was born 25 February 1750, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean was 41 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Agathe GODBOUT was born 5 June 1751, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean was 42 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Louis GODBOUT was born 28 July 1753, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean was 44 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Joseph GODBOUT was born 6 May 1755, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean was 46 years old.

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Françoise POULIOT (POUILLOT) died 19 December 1760, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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 Marriage of Child
Marie-Francoise-Louise GODBOUT married 4 February 1765, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to François RUEL

1773 Marriage of Child
Joseph GODBOUT married 20 September 1773, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marguerite BAILLARGEON

1774 Marriage of Child
Genevieve GODBOUT married 11 April 1774, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Jean GOSSELIN

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.