François VIGER

Born

26 October 1707 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

24 May 1789 , Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada

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François VIGER Françoise LAMOUREUX

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Born: 26 October 1707 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Father: François VIGER

Mother: Françoise LAMOUREUX

Paternal grandparents: Desir VIGER , Catherine MOITIE

Maternal grandparents: Louis LAMOUREUX , Françoise BOIVIN

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François married Marie-Josephe CHENIER 29 February 1740 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Josephe CHENIER was born 15 January 1718 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Josephe died 9 November 1803 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHENIER and Barbe RAPIN.

François VIGER died 24 May 1789 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Josephe CHENIER
Marriage date: 29 February 1740
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

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Marie-Josephe CHENIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHENIER and Barbe RAPIN

Children of François VIGER and Marie-Josephe CHENIER

Françoise-Marie VIGER

Born: abt. 1741, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 10 April 1805, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Lower Canada

Pascal-Joseph VIGER

Born: 25 March 1742, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 17 May 1769, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie Anne VIGER

Born: 24 March 1743, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 20 December 1769, Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory

Marie-Josephe VIGER

Born: 21 February 1745, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 7 December 1818, Longueuil, Lower Canada

François VIGER

Born: 30 November 1752, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Isabelle VIGER

Born: 25 February 1755, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Marguerite VIGER

Born: 27 December 1757, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 17 August 1834, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BERTHELET 2 February 1779 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Jean-Baptiste VIGER

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte LABERGE 26 April 1792 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1707 Birth
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
name: Francois Viger
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 26 Oct 1707
baptism/ christening place: Ste. Famille de Boucherville, Chambly, Quebec
birth date: 26 Oct 1707
birthplace: of Tremblay, Boucherville, Chambly, Quebec
death date:
name note:
race: White
father's name: Francois Viger
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Francoise Lamoureux
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C02341-3
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1031703
reference number: P-, B-14
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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1740 Marriage / Partner
François VIGER and Marie-Josephe CHENIER 29 February 1740 , Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 32 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Pascal-Joseph VIGER was born 25 March 1742, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 34 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie Anne VIGER was born 24 March 1743, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 35 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe VIGER was born 21 February 1745, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 37 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
François VIGER was born 30 November 1752, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 45 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Isabelle VIGER was born 25 February 1755, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 47 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite VIGER was born 27 December 1757, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

François was 50 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.

1769 Death of Child
Pascal-Joseph VIGER died 17 May 1769, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François was 61 years old.

1769 Death of Child
Marie Anne VIGER died 20 December 1769, Kaskaskia, Illinois, USA

François was 62 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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite VIGER married 2 February 1779, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Pierre BERTHELET

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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