Claude VAILLANCOURT

Born

15 November 1707 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

6 September 1787 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Paul VAILLANCOURT Marguerite GUILLOT

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Born: 15 November 1707 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Paul VAILLANCOURT

Mother: Marguerite GUILLOT

Paternal grandparents: Robert VAILLANCOURT , Marie-Françoise-Madeleine GOBEIL

Maternal grandparents: Vincent GUILLOT , Isabelle (Elisabeth) BLAIS (BLAY)

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Claude married Madeleine RATTÉ (RATE) 12 November 1731 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine RATTÉ (RATE) was born 1 January 1712 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 30 November 1745 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Guillaume RATTÉ and Marie-Madeleine NOLIN.

Claude VAILLANCOURT died 6 September 1787 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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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Claude VAILLANCOURT married

Madeleine RATTÉ (RATE)
Marriage date: 12 November 1731
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Madeleine RATTÉ (RATE) was the child of Guillaume RATTÉ and Marie-Madeleine NOLIN

Children of Claude VAILLANCOURT and Madeleine RATTÉ (RATE)

Madeleine-Marguerite VAILLANCOURT

Born: 30 August 1734, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 5 December 1817, Gentilly, Canada

Married: Augustin TURCOT 26 January 1756 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

François VAILLANCOURT

Born: 29 October 1739, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 22 November 1812, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Victoire GREFFARD 29 January 1771 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine VAILLANCOURT

Born: 4 February 1743, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 12 August 1768, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Medard-Amador TURCOT 14 November 1763 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1707
15 November 1707
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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 VAILLANCOURT and Madeleine RATTÉ (RATE) 12 November 1731, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Madeleine-Marguerite VAILLANCOURT was born 30 August 1734, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Claude was 26 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
François VAILLANCOURT was born 29 October 1739, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Claude was 31 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine VAILLANCOURT was born 4 February 1743, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Claude was 35 years old.

1745 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine RATTÉ (RATE) died 30 November 1745, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Madeleine-Marguerite VAILLANCOURT married 26 January 1756, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France to Augustin TURCOT

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine VAILLANCOURT married 14 November 1763, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada to Medard-Amador TURCOT

1768 Death of Child
Marie-Madeleine VAILLANCOURT died 12 August 1768, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Claude was 60 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
François VAILLANCOURT married 29 January 1771, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Victoire GREFFARD

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.