Jean-Baptiste Beaudoin was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada

Lower Canada

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. He represented Dorchester in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada

Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada

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 from 1834 until the suspension of the constitution in 1838, mainly supporting the parti patriote

Parti canadien

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He was born in Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon, the son of François Beaudoin and Suzanne Hallé. Beaudoin was an officer in the militia and served during the War of 1812

War of 1812

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. He was married three times: first to Madeleine Fontaine in 1807, then to Geneviève Girard in 1839 and finally to Marguerite Bilodeau in 1853. He died at Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon at the age of 83.