Jean-Baptiste CHASSE

Born

12 July 1737 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

9 October 1794 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Jean-François-Germain CHASSE Marie-Josephte MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT)

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Born: 12 July 1737 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François-Germain CHASSE

Mother: Marie-Josephte MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT)

Paternal grandparents: Sebastien CHASSE , Elisabeth GRANDMAITRE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) , Jeanne AUTIN

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Jean-Baptiste married Elisabeth LEVASSEUR 24 January 1763 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Elisabeth LEVASSEUR was born 8 November 1744 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Elisabeth died 25 April 1820 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth was the child of Pierre LEVASSEUR and Geneviève RAYMOND dite PHOCAS.

Jean-Baptiste CHASSE died 9 October 1794 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, 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 CHASSE married

Elisabeth LEVASSEUR
Marriage date: 24 January 1763
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth LEVASSEUR was the child of Pierre LEVASSEUR and Geneviève RAYMOND dite PHOCAS

Children of Jean-Baptiste CHASSE and Elisabeth LEVASSEUR

Jean-Baptiste CHASSE

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 4 July 1816, Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne PINET 17 January 1785 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Elisabeth CHASSE

Born: May 1768, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis-Marie DIONNE 1 August 1791 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Rosalie CHASSE

Born: 15 August 1778, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine DUGUAY 21 April 1801 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Luce CHASSE

Born: 8 August 1781, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 July 1852, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East

Married: François CAYA 7 February 1804 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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Birth — 1737
12 July 1737
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste CHASSE and Elisabeth LEVASSEUR 24 January 1763, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 25 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Elisabeth CHASSE was born May 1768, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Rosalie CHASSE was born 15 August 1778, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Luce CHASSE was born 8 August 1781, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHASSE married 17 January 1785, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Anne PINET

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth CHASSE married 1 August 1791, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Louis-Marie DIONNE

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

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