Jean Baptiste Juneau

     Jean Baptiste was born on Monday, 10 December 1708 in St-Augustin de-Desmaures, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada. He was the son of Jean Pierre Juneau & Genevieve Tinon. He was christened there on 21 December 1708 in St-Augustin Church.¹ Jean married Marie Francoise Gingras, daughter of Charles Gingras and Marie Francoise Amiot dit Villeneuve, on 17 November 1721 in Pointe-aux-Tremples, Neuville, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada, at St-Francois-de-Sales Church.² Jean Baptiste and Marie Francoise had Children: Marie Josephe [9/24/1722-7/16/1785][m. 11/16/1750 Augustin Vermot dit LaForme], Charles [5/05/1724][m. 4/19/1751 Marie Genevieve Girard], Jean Baptiste [11/26/1725-12/06/1741], Pierre Augustin [2/11/1728-4/07/1747], Marie Louise [3/15/1729-3/09/1794][m. 1/26/1750 Francois Meunier], Joseph [4/22/1731-6/22/1733], Marie Anne [6/20/1733-6/16/1808][m. 1/08/1759 Nicolas Aubry Francoeur], Augustin Bernard [8/16/1735-5/30/1805][m. 11/17/1760 Marie Anne Valliere], Marie Therese [8/17/1737-1/02/1792][m. 1/13/1772 Francois Eustache McCarthy], Marie Cahterine [10/20/1739-][m. 1/31/1774 Louis Augustin Valliere] & Joseph [4/08/1742][m. 1/28/1765 Marie Josephe Boivin].³ Jean's wife, Marie, died circa 24 December 1749 in St-Augustin de-Desmaures, leaving him a widower. Jean departed this life on Saturday, 31 October 1767 in St-Augustin de-Desmaures at age 58 years, 10 months and 21 days. He was buried there in the cemetery of St-Augustin Church on Sunday, 1 November 1767.⁴