Jean-Baptiste DESBOIS (DUBOIS)

Born

14 December 1766 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

13 April 1834 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Monique ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) 15 February 1790 in Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Monique ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) was born 28 August 1762 in La Prairie, Canada . Monique died 17 November 1799 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada. Monique was the child of Louis ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) and Felicite BOURDEAU .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste DESBOIS (DUBOIS)

Parents of Jean-Baptiste DESBOIS (DUBOIS)

Father

Francois DESBOIS (DUBOIS)

Mother

Marie-Anne MONET

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste DESBOIS (DUBOIS)

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Pierre MONET dit LAVERDURE Elizabeth CORSE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste DESBOIS (DUBOIS)

Jean-Baptiste DESBOIS (DUBOIS) married

Monique ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)
Marriage date: 15 February 1790
Marriage place: Saint-Constant, Province of Québec, Canada
Monique ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) was the child of Louis ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) and Felicite BOURDEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste DESBOIS (DUBOIS) and Monique ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Genevieve DESBOIS (DUBOIS)

Born: 23 June 1793, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 12 June 1833, Saint-Rémi, Lower Canada

Married: Rene BARITEAU 4 October 1813 Place: Saint-Constant, Lower Canada

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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 — 1766
14 December 1766
La Prairie, 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)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DESBOIS (DUBOIS) and Monique ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) 15 February 1790, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Genevieve DESBOIS (DUBOIS) was born 23 June 1793, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1799 Death of Spouse/Partner
Monique ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) died 17 November 1799, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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

1813 Marriage of Child
Genevieve DESBOIS (DUBOIS) married 4 October 1813, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada to Rene BARITEAU

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Death of Child
Genevieve DESBOIS (DUBOIS) died 12 June 1833, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle)

Jean-Baptiste was 66 years old.

Death — 1834
13 April 1834
Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 67.

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