Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

(b. 13 January 1728 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 15 November 1772 , Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was born 13 January 1728 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was the child of François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Elisabeth BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Marie BOUART (maternal) Paul-Jean BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD and Gabrielle BARIBEAU

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Jean-Baptiste married Catherine MASSICOTTE 20 June 1763 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada . Catherine MASSICOTTE was born 8 July 1741 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Catherine was the child of François MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) and Angélique-Marie BELAND.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marguerite RIVARD 18 January 1768 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite RIVARD was born 16 October 1742 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marguerite died 7 December 1815 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marguerite was the child of François RIVARD and Thérèse PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY.

Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) died 15 November 1772 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, 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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Catherine MASSICOTTE-- Date: 20 June 1763 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine MASSICOTTE was the child of François MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) and Angélique-Marie BELAND

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Marguerite RIVARD-- Date: 18 January 1768 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite RIVARD was the child of François RIVARD and Thérèse PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY

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1728 Birth
13 January 1728
Batiscan, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Catherine MASSICOTTE 20 June 1763 , Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 35 years old.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Marguerite RIVARD 18 January 1768, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 40 years old.