Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Born

20 March 1780 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

31 December 1863 , Berthierville, Canada East

Jean-Baptiste married Marie GENEREUX 7 November 1808 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie GENEREUX was born 12 November 1785 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie died 17 August 1857 in Berthierville, Canada East . Marie was the child of Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX and Françoise BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Parents of Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Father

Joseph LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Mother

Marguerite FORTIN

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Paternal grandparents

Jean LECLERC Marie-Thérèse COTE

Maternal grandparents

Julien FORTIN Marie NAVERS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC) married

Marie GENEREUX
Marriage date: 7 November 1808
Marriage place: Berthierville, Lower Canada
Marie GENEREUX was the child of Joseph-Ambroise GENEREUX and Françoise BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC) and Marie GENEREUX

Genevieve LECLERC

Born: 23 September 1811, Berthierville, Lower Canada
Died: 26 January 1899, Joliette, Québec, Canada

Married: Michel FOURQUIN dit LEVEILLE 13 May 1859 Place: Sorel, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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

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Birth — 1780
20 March 1780
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1808 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LECLAIR (LECLERC) and Marie GENEREUX 7 November 1808, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 28 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Genevieve LECLERC was born 23 September 1811, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England