Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne PARÉ
19 May 1749
in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
.
The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne PARÉ
was born
21 October 1727
in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .
Marie-Anne died
3 February 1790
in Beauceville, Province of Québec, Canada .
Marie-Anne was the child of Timothee PARE and Geneviève BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE).
Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Angelique LETOURNEAU
11 January 1792
in Beauceville, Lower Canada
.
Marie-Angelique LETOURNEAU
was born
24 January 1747
in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France.
Marie-Angelique died
15 May 1814
in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada.
Marie-Angelique was the child of Guillaume LÉTOURNEAU and Francoise RODRIGUE.
Jean-Baptiste GAGNON died
28 February 1801
in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada.
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Birth — 1727 9 November 1727 Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
1749 Marriage / Partner Jean-Baptiste GAGNON and Marie-Anne PARÉ 19 May 1749, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
1760 Birth of Child Genevieve GAGNON was born 21 March 1760, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste was 32 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.
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.
1780 Marriage of Child Genevieve GAGNON married 7 February 1780, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada to Francois DOYON
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Marie-Anne PARÉ
Birth — 1727
1749 Marriage / Partner
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
1790 Death of Spouse/Partner
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