Jean-Baptiste HERPIN (ARPIN)

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20 December 1747 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Died

28 April 1827 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

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Jean-Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN Marie-Angélique THIBAULT

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Born: 20 December 1747 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN

Mother: Marie-Angélique THIBAULT

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN , Agnes MARTIN

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas THIBAULT , Marie-Thérèse MASTA

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Jean-Baptiste married Genevieve PAPILLON 13 October 1777 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Genevieve PAPILLON was born 28 December 1758 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Genevieve died 24 January 1822 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Genevieve was the child of Étienne PAPILLON and Madeleine VEL dite SANSOUCY.

Jean-Baptiste HERPIN (ARPIN) died 28 April 1827 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
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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 HERPIN (ARPIN) married

Genevieve PAPILLON
Marriage date: 13 October 1777
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve PAPILLON was the child of Étienne PAPILLON and Madeleine VEL dite SANSOUCY

Children of Jean-Baptiste HERPIN (ARPIN) and Genevieve PAPILLON

Jean-Baptiste ARPIN

Born: 26 April 1779, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 June 1849, Saint-Ours, Canada East

Married: Marguerite BENOIT 22 September 1800 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Archange ARPIN

Born: 13 July 1783, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 February 1813, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre PERODEAU dit LAFLEUR 22 September 1800 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Genevieve ARPIN

Born: 29 September 1790, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François PHANEUF 15 October 1810 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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Birth — 1747
20 December 1747
Contrecœur, 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.

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste HERPIN (ARPIN) and Genevieve PAPILLON 13 October 1777, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 29 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ARPIN was born 26 April 1779, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Archange ARPIN was born 13 July 1783, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Genevieve ARPIN was born 29 September 1790, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

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)

1800 Marriage of Child
Archange ARPIN married 22 September 1800, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Pierre PERODEAU dit LAFLEUR

1800 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ARPIN married 22 September 1800, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marguerite BENOIT

1810 Marriage of Child
Genevieve ARPIN married 15 October 1810, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to François PHANEUF