Michel-Basile VEZINA

Born

19 May 1735 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

10 February 1817 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

Michel-Basile married Anne-Marguerite TREMBLAY 24 November 1760 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Anne-Marguerite TREMBLAY was born 13 November 1738 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France. Anne-Marguerite died 25 July 1824 in Montmagny, Lower Canada . Anne-Marguerite was the child of Pierre TREMBLAY and Anne CANTIN (QUENTIN) .

Parents & Family of Michel-Basile VEZINA

Parents of Michel-Basile VEZINA

Father

Pierre VEZINA

Mother

Elisabeth-Isabelle MATHIEU

Grandparents of Michel-Basile VEZINA

Paternal grandparents

François VÉZINA Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE

Maternal grandparents

Jean MATHIEU Louise-Anne LETARTRE (LETARTE)

m. Tremblay Anne-Marguerite

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel-Basile VEZINA

Michel-Basile VEZINA married

Anne-Marguerite TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 24 November 1760
Marriage place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada
Anne-Marguerite TREMBLAY was the child of Pierre TREMBLAY and Anne CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Children of Michel-Basile VEZINA and Anne-Marguerite TREMBLAY

Michel VEZINA

Born: 1 February 1762, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre VEZINA

Born: 11 October 1764, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite VEZINA

Born: 14 March 1770, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Louis VEZINA

Born: 12 November 1771, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Augustin VEZINA

Born: 6 October 1782, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 January 1861, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East

Antoine VEZINA

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1735
19 May 1735
Québec Province, Canada

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Michel-Basile VEZINA and Anne-Marguerite TREMBLAY 24 November 1760, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Michel VEZINA was born 1 February 1762, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Michel-Basile was 26 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1764 Birth of Child
Pierre VEZINA was born 11 October 1764, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Michel-Basile was 29 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marguerite VEZINA was born 14 March 1770, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Michel-Basile was 34 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Louis VEZINA was born 12 November 1771, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Michel-Basile was 36 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1782 Birth of Child
Augustin VEZINA was born 6 October 1782, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Michel-Basile was 47 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)