Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU

Born

26 June 1739 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

29 November 1777 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Helene DEMERS 22 July 1766 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada .
Marie-Helene DEMERS was born 15 January 1748 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . Marie-Helene died 29 September 1766 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Helene was the child of Louis DEMERS and Thérèse GAGNON .

Jean-Baptiste married Josephe RENAUD 9 November 1772 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada .
Josephe RENAUD was born 14 October 1752 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France . Josephe died 24 December 1785 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Josephe was the child of Jacques ARNAUD (RENAUD) and Marie-Anne CHEFDEVERGUE dite LAROSE .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU

Parents of Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU

Father

Pierre ROUSSEAU

Mother

Marie-Charlotte FRECHETTE

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU

Paternal grandparents

Jacques ROUSSEAU Marguerite GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT)

Maternal grandparents

François FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) Marguerite BERGERON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU

Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU married

Marie-Helene DEMERS
Marriage date: 22 July 1766
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Helene DEMERS was the child of Louis DEMERS and Thérèse GAGNON

Children of Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU and Marie-Helene DEMERS

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Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU married

Josephe RENAUD
Marriage date: 9 November 1772
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephe RENAUD was the child of Jacques ARNAUD (RENAUD) and Marie-Anne CHEFDEVERGUE dite LAROSE

Children of Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU and Josephe RENAUD

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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 — 1739
26 June 1739
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU and Marie-Helene DEMERS 22 July 1766, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Helene DEMERS died 29 September 1766, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

1772 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU and Josephe RENAUD 9 November 1772, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 33 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.