Jean-Baptiste GAUVREAU

Born

11 July 1724 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

28 July 1787 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephte BRUNET 27 September 1751 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte BRUNET was born 18 September 1728 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephte died 14 February 1810 in Montréal, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean BRUNET and Marguerite DUBOIS .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste GAUVREAU

Parents of Jean-Baptiste GAUVREAU

Father

Etienne GAUVREAU

Mother

Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste GAUVREAU

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Adrien LEGRIS Marie-Françoise BRANCHE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste GAUVREAU

Jean-Baptiste GAUVREAU married

Marie-Josephte BRUNET
Marriage date: 27 September 1751
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte BRUNET was the child of Jean BRUNET and Marguerite DUBOIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste GAUVREAU and Marie-Josephte BRUNET

Geneviève GAUVREAU

Born: 18 April 1765, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine PERRAULT (PERREAULT) 20 October 1783 Place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jean-Baptiste's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Jean-Baptiste GAUVREAU.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Jean-Baptiste GAUVREAU.

How to read this timeline
Records about Jean-Baptiste GAUVREAU and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

Birth — 1724
11 July 1724
Québec, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GAUVREAU and Marie-Josephte BRUNET 27 September 1751 , Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Geneviève GAUVREAU was born 18 April 1765, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 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.