Jean-Baptiste Cazeau
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Jean-Baptiste Cazeau was a wheelwright
and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Orléans in the Legislative Assembly of Canada from 1830 to 1838.
He was born in Quebec City
, the son of Jean Cazeau and Françoise Ruel. In 1806, he married Rachel Campbell. Cazeau was a commissioner for the trial of minor causes and also served as a commissioner for the construction of a road between Saint-Jean
and Sainte-Famille on Île d'Orléans
. He generally supported the Parti patriote and voted in support of the Ninety-Two Resolutions
. He died at Saint-Jean at the age of 90.
Wheelwright
A wheelwright is a person who builds or repairs wheels. The word is the combination of "wheel" and the archaic word "wright", which comes from the Old English word "wryhta", meaning a worker or maker...
and political figure in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He represented Orléans in the Legislative Assembly of Canada from 1830 to 1838.
He was born in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, the son of Jean Cazeau and Françoise Ruel. In 1806, he married Rachel Campbell. Cazeau was a commissioner for the trial of minor causes and also served as a commissioner for the construction of a road between Saint-Jean
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, part of the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality. It is situated on the south-east side of Orléans Island.-History:...
and Sainte-Famille on Île d'Orléans
Île d'Orléans
Île d'Orléans is located in the Saint Lawrence River about east of downtown Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The island was one of the first parts of the province to be colonized by the French, and a large percentage of French Canadians can trace ancestry to early residents of the island...
. He generally supported the Parti patriote and voted in support of the Ninety-Two Resolutions
Ninety-Two Resolutions
The Ninety-Two Resolutions were drafted by Louis-Joseph Papineau and other members of the Parti patriote of Lower Canada in 1834. The resolutions were a long series of demands for political reforms in the British-governed colony....
. He died at Saint-Jean at the age of 90.