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Jean Baptiste Major 1713–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1713

Birth Location: Ste Scholastique, , Quebec, Canada

Death Date: 5 Jun 1798

Death Location: Montréal, , Quebec, Canada

Father: Etienne Major

Mother: Angelique Proteau

Spouse(s): Madeleine Barbeau, Marie Couvrette

Children(s): Marie Bautron, Michel Major, Marie Major, Étienne Major, Jean-Baptiste Boutron-Dit-Major

Jean Baptiste Major was born in 1713 in Ste Scholastique, , Quebec, Canada, the child of Etienne Boutron Dit Major And Angelique Proteau. Jean Baptiste Major married Madeleine Barbeau, Marie Marguerite Victor Couvrette, and had children including Etienne Beautron Major, Jean Baptiste Boutron Dit Major, Marie Joseph Major, Marie Marguerite Bautron, Michel Major. Jean Baptiste Major passed away in 1798 in Montréal, , Quebec, Canada.

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Biography

  • Jean Baptiste Major was born in 1713 in Ste Scholastique, , Quebec, Canada, the child of Etienne Boutron Dit Major And Angelique Proteau.
  • Jean Baptiste Major married Madeleine Barbeau, Marie Marguerite Victor Couvrette, and had children including Etienne Beautron Major, Jean Baptiste Boutron Dit Major, Marie Joseph Major, Marie Marguerite Bautron, Michel Major.
  • Jean Baptiste Major passed away in 1798 in Montréal, , Quebec, Canada.

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Jean Major's Ancestors

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Jean Major
1713–1798
Birth Place: Ste Scholastique, , Quebec, Canada
Parents
Etienne Boutron dit Major
1678–1743
Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comte, France
Angelique Proteau
1686–1742
Charlesbourg, , Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
Claude Boutron
1650–
Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comte, France
Blaise Saindo
1650–
Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comte, France
Etienne Proteau
1637–1693
St Pierre De Montreuil,Saumur,Anjou,France
Marguerite Seguin
1641–1702
Montreuil,Saumur,Anjou,France
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jean Major's Descendants

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Jean (Baptiste) Major (28 Feb 1713–5 Jun 1798) m. Madeleine Barbeau (15 Jan 1727–) m. Marie (Marguerite Victor) Couvrette (17 Nov 1729–24 Apr 1757)
  1. 1. Marie (Marguerite) Bautron –1757
  2. 2. Michel Major 1755–1756
  3. 3. Marie (Joseph) Major 1754–1754
  4. 4. Étienne (Beautron) Major 1753–1780
  5. 5. Jean-Baptiste Boutron-Dit-Major 1752–1815 m. Marguerite Cousineau 1753–1794
    1. 1. Miche (Boutron Dit) Major 1777–
    2. 2. Joseph (Boutron) Major 1807–

Jean Major's Timeline

2 Records

1713
28 Feb 1713
Birth of Jean Baptiste Major in Ste Scholastique, , Quebec, Canada
Ste Scholastique, , Quebec, Canada
1798
5 Jun 1798
Age 85
Death of Jean Baptiste Major in Montréal, , Quebec, Canada
Montréal, , Quebec, Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1713
    Event Place: Ste Scholastique, , Quebec, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1798
    Event Place: Montréal, , Quebec, Canada

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