Claude-Jean-Joseph THIFFAULT

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12 December 1702 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

1 February 1787 , Saint-Stanislas-de-Champlain, Quebec, Canada

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Jacques THIFFAULT Marie-Anne LÉCUYER

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Born: 12 December 1702 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques THIFFAULT

Mother: Marie-Anne LÉCUYER

Maternal grandparents: Antoine LÉCUYER , Anne RABADY

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Claude-Jean-Joseph married Josephte BARIBEAU 4 April 1731 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Josephte BARIBEAU was born 18 February 1709 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Josephte died 3 May 1792 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Josephte was the child of Jean BARIBEAU and Marguerite COSSET (COSSETTE).

Claude-Jean-Joseph THIFFAULT died 1 February 1787 in Saint-Stanislas-de-Champlain, Quebec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Claude-Jean-Joseph THIFFAULT married

Josephte BARIBEAU
Marriage date: 4 April 1731
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Josephte BARIBEAU was the child of Jean BARIBEAU and Marguerite COSSET (COSSETTE)

Children of Claude-Jean-Joseph THIFFAULT and Josephte BARIBEAU

Jean-Baptiste THIFFAULT

Born: 2 February 1740, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 14 September 1791, Batiscan, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY 20 February 1775 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Louise-Isabelle THIFFAULT

Born: abt. 1747, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Ignace DERY 30 April 1764 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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Birth — 1702
12 December 1702
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Claude-Jean-Joseph THIFFAULT and Josephte BARIBEAU 4 April 1731, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 28 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste THIFFAULT was born 2 February 1740, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Claude-Jean-Joseph was 37 years old.

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

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 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise-Isabelle THIFFAULT married 30 April 1764, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Ignace DERY

1775 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste THIFFAULT married 20 February 1775, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Elisabeth PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY

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.