Jean Baptiste Campau (1770 - 1834)

Born 4 Jul 1770 in Fort Détroit, Province of Quebec

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Josephe (Gamelin) Campau — married 1 Feb 1796 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

Descendants

Died 29 Aug 1834 at age 64 in Detroit, Michigan Territory, USA

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Biography

Jean Baptiste Campau was born on July 4, 1770 in Fort Détroit, Province of Quebec, son of Jean-Baptiste Campau (1743–about 1819) and Genevieve Marentette (1751–1800).^[1]

John (25) and Marie Josephe Gamelin (19) were married on February 1, 1796 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Marie was born on April 3, 1776 in Michigan. Their children were:

1. Mary Teresa Campau (1796–1851)
2. Jean Baptiste Campau (1798–after 1834)
3. Monica Campau (1799–1867)
4. Charles Campau (1800–1877)
5. Catherine Campau (1802–1878)
6. Mary Ann Campau (1803–1891)
7. Francis Campau (1806– )
8. Joseph Campau (1807– )
9. Louis Campau (1809– )
10. John Gilbert Campau (1811–1873)
11. Edward Campau (1813–1889)
12. Peter Henry Campau (1816–1890)

John died on August 29, 1834 in Detroit, Michigan Territory, USA, aged 64.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Denissen, Rev. Fr. Christian. Genealogy of the French Families of the Detroit River Region, 1701-1936. Detroit, MI: Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, 1987. Vol I and II, p. 211. (transcribed and compiled from Detroit church registers).
2. ↑ Burton, Clarence Monroe. The City of Detroit, 1701-1922, Volume 4, p140. CITY

See also:

• Pedigree Resource File: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SRYG-FF8