Jean-Baptiste LEDUC

Born

3 October 1715 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

1 May 1790 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre-Charles LEDUC Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS

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Born: 3 October 1715 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-Charles LEDUC

Mother: Marie-Madeleine VIEL dite DESNOYERS

Paternal grandparents: Antoine LEDUC , Jeanne FAUCHEUX

Maternal grandparents: Pierre VIEL dit DESNOYERS , Marie-Madeleine TROTTIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Antoinette BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS 4 October 1738 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Antoinette BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS was born 25 February 1720 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Antoinette died abt. 1748 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Antoinette was the child of François BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Angelique CHAGNON.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Madeleine CHAGNON 13 June 1757 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine CHAGNON was born 30 June 1725 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Madeleine died abt. 1795 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Louis CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Madeleine FOISY.

Jean-Baptiste LEDUC died 1 May 1790 in Verchères, 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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Jean-Baptiste LEDUC married

Marie-Antoinette BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS
Marriage date: 4 October 1738
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Antoinette BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS was the child of François BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS and Angelique CHAGNON

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Children of Jean-Baptiste LEDUC and Marie-Antoinette BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS

Antoinette LEDUC

Born: 20 May 1741, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 20 March 1825, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE 16 November 1767 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Catherine LEDUC

Born: 21 December 1742, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 16 October 1825, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: François ROBERT 6 April 1761 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste LEDUC

Born: 5 April 1744, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 24 September 1820, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Joachim GUYON (DION) 9 January 1769 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Angélique LEDUC

Born: 21 March 1746, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: 17 February 1813, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Louis LANGEVIN 6 October 1760 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph LEDUC

Born: 23 February 1748, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Catherine LEDUC

Born: abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste LEDUC married

Marie-Madeleine CHAGNON
Marriage date: 13 June 1757
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine CHAGNON was the child of Louis CHAGNON dit LAROSE and Madeleine FOISY

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Madeleine LEDUC

Born: May 1758, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Louis-Amable LEDUC

Born: 7 September 1759, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: ,

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Birth — 1715
3 October 1715
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1738 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEDUC and Marie-Antoinette BENOIT dite LIVERNOIS 4 October 1738, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 23 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Antoinette LEDUC was born 20 May 1741, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine LEDUC was born 21 December 1742, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEDUC was born 5 April 1744, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique LEDUC was born 21 March 1746, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Joseph LEDUC was born 23 February 1748, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEDUC and Marie-Madeleine CHAGNON 13 June 1757, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 41 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Madeleine LEDUC was born May 1758, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Louis-Amable LEDUC was born 7 September 1759, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique LEDUC married 6 October 1760, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Louis LANGEVIN

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine LEDUC married 6 April 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to François ROBERT

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Antoinette LEDUC married 16 November 1767, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Etienne ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

1769 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEDUC married 9 January 1769, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Joachim GUYON (DION)

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.