Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS

Born

26 December 1726 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

2 February 1785 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS

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Born: 26 December 1726 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS

Father

Antoine DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Mother

Marie-Renee LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dite DESMARETS (DESMARAIS)

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS

Paternal grandparents

Antoine DESROSIERS Anne LENEUF DU HÉRISSON

Maternal grandparents

Jean LEPELE (LEPELLÉ) dit DESMARETS Jeanne ISABEL

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE 14 April 1749 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE was born 9 February 1729 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France . Marguerite died 2 December 1757 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . Marguerite was the child of Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marguerite-Jeanne POTHIER.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Joseph LUPIEN dite BELAIR 15 January 1759 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Joseph LUPIEN dite BELAIR was born abt. 1725 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . Marie-Joseph died 30 August 1801 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada. Marie-Joseph was the child of Jacques BARON dit LUPIEN and Geneviève PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO).

Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS died 2 February 1785 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Marguerite Vanasse
m. Marie Josephe Lupien dite Belair

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS

Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS married

Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE
Marriage date: 14 April 1749
Marriage place: Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE was the child of Nicolas VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Marguerite-Jeanne POTHIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS and Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE

Marie-Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 5 May 1751, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph GENEREUX 4 August 1766 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste-Charles DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 22 November 1752, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 21 January 1837, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Marguerite LOISEAU dite FRANCOUER 8 February 1779 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 20 May 1754, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 19 January 1823, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada

Married: Prisque FERLAND 12 February 1770 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite DESROSIERS

Born: 18 February 1756, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 28 February 1843, Berthierville, Canada East

Married: Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT 13 January 1777 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS married

Marie-Joseph LUPIEN dite BELAIR
Marriage date: 15 January 1759
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Marie-Joseph LUPIEN dite BELAIR was the child of Jacques BARON dit LUPIEN and Geneviève PETIT dite BRUNEAU (BRUNO)

Marriage notes:

St-Joseph-de-Sorel, Quebec

Children of Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS and Marie-Joseph LUPIEN dite BELAIR

Theotiste DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 10 March 1762, Berthierville, Canada
Died: 18 February 1846, Saint-Hugues, Canada East

Married: Prisque PAQUET 13 October 1783 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Pelagie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 24 December 1765, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 December 1827, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: François OLIVIER 17 February 1783 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Rosalie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 20 May 1769, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 September 1813, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Ambroise OLIVIER 23 January 1792 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1726
26 December 1726
Sorel, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS and Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE 14 April 1749 , Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

He was 22 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 5 May 1751, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Charles DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 22 November 1752, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 20 May 1754, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marguerite DESROSIERS was born 18 February 1756, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite VANASSE dite VERTEFEUILLE died 2 December 1757, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1759 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DESROSIERS and Marie-Joseph LUPIEN dite BELAIR 15 January 1759, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 32 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Theotiste DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 10 March 1762, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Pelagie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 24 December 1765, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 39 years old.

1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married 4 August 1766, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph GENEREUX

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Rosalie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 20 May 1769, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

1770 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married 12 February 1770, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Prisque FERLAND

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 of Child
Marguerite DESROSIERS married 13 January 1777, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph-Ambroise HENAULT

1779 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Charles DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE married 8 February 1779, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Marguerite LOISEAU dite FRANCOUER

1783 Marriage of Child
Pelagie DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married 17 February 1783, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to François OLIVIER

1783 Marriage of Child
Theotiste DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE married 13 October 1783 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Prisque PAQUET

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1785
2 February 1785
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 58.

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