Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER

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10 January 1728 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

16 August 1797 , Batiscan, Lower Canada

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Augustin TROTTIER Angélique-Marie LEFEBVRE

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Born: 10 January 1728 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: Augustin TROTTIER

Mother: Angélique-Marie LEFEBVRE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER , Geneviève LAFOND

Maternal grandparents: Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX , Marie-Madeleine CUSSON

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Therese DIZY 17 January 1751 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Therese DIZY was born 3 October 1726 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Therese was the child of Pierre DIZY and Therese RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT).

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marguerite RIVARD 2 October 1779 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
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 TROTTIER died 16 August 1797 in Batiscan, Lower 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 TROTTIER married

Marie-Therese DIZY
Marriage date: 17 January 1751
Marriage place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Therese DIZY was the child of Pierre DIZY and Therese RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT)

Children of Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER and Marie-Therese DIZY

Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER

Born: 22 February 1754, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1818,

Married: Marie-Josephte DUCLOS 20 November 1775 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Claude TROTTIER

Born: 30 January 1757, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 6 January 1836, Batiscan, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite FRIGON 10 February 1777 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Antoine TROTTIER

Born: 3 February 1760, Batiscan, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte BRONSARD 12 February 1805 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Joseph TROTTIER

Born: 6 April 1761, Batiscan, Canada
Died: 30 April 1820, Batiscan, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève CADOT 17 February 1794 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER married

Marguerite RIVARD
Marriage date: 2 October 1779
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marguerite RIVARD was the child of François RIVARD and Thérèse PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY

Children of Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER and Marguerite RIVARD

Marie-Anne TROTTIER

Born: 10 October 1780, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph BERGERON 3 February 1800 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Francois-Xavier TROTTIER

Born: 21 January 1784, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 February 1860, Batiscan, Canada East

Married: Judith BERGERON 10 February 1806 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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Birth — 1728
10 January 1728
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER and Marie-Therese DIZY 17 January 1751 , Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

He was 23 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER was born 22 February 1754, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Claude TROTTIER was born 30 January 1757, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Antoine TROTTIER was born 3 February 1760, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Joseph TROTTIER was born 6 April 1761, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 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 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER married 20 November 1775, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Marie-Josephte DUCLOS

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
Claude TROTTIER married 10 February 1777, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Marguerite FRIGON

1779 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TROTTIER and Marguerite RIVARD 2 October 1779, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 51 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TROTTIER was born 10 October 1780, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste was 52 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier TROTTIER was born 21 January 1784, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste was 56 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage of Child
Joseph TROTTIER married 17 February 1794, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Geneviève CADOT