Alexis THIFFAULT

(b. 14 May 1711 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 24 May 1790 , Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Alexis THIFFAULT was born 14 May 1711 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Alexis THIFFAULT was the child of Jacques THIFFAULT and Marie-Anne LÉCUYER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Antoine LÉCUYER and Anne RABADY

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Alexis married Catherine JOUINEAU dite LATULIPPE 30 September 1734 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine JOUINEAU dite LATULIPPE was born 14 October 1713 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Catherine died 25 April 1756 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Catherine was the child of Augustin JOUINEAU dit LATULIPPE and Elisabeth-Isabelle BLANCHON dite LAROSE.

Alexis married (2) Genevieve DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) 20 February 1757 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . Genevieve DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was born 2 September 1726 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Genevieve was the child of François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Elisabeth BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD.

Alexis THIFFAULT died 24 May 1790 in Batiscan, 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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Alexis THIFFAULT married

Catherine JOUINEAU dite LATULIPPE-- Date: 30 September 1734 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
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Catherine JOUINEAU dite LATULIPPE was the child of Augustin JOUINEAU dit LATULIPPE and Elisabeth-Isabelle BLANCHON dite LAROSE

Children of Alexis THIFFAULT and Catherine JOUINEAU dite LATULIPPE:

François-Xavier THIFFAULT (b.5 August 1743, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 26 June 1796, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Lower Canada )
m. Louise ROCHELEAU dite DUVIVIER 5 October 1767 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Alexis THIFFAULT married

Genevieve DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)-- Date: 20 February 1757 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Genevieve DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was the child of François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Elisabeth BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD

Children of Alexis THIFFAULT and Genevieve DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX):

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1711 Birth
14 May 1711
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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Alexis THIFFAULT and Catherine JOUINEAU dite LATULIPPE 30 September 1734, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 23 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
François-Xavier THIFFAULT was born 5 August 1743, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Alexis was 32 years old.

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

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine JOUINEAU dite LATULIPPE died 25 April 1756, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

1757 Marriage / Partner
Alexis THIFFAULT and Genevieve DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) 20 February 1757, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 45 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.

1767 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier THIFFAULT married 5 October 1767, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine) to Louise ROCHELEAU dite DUVIVIER

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.