Vital TROTTIER

Born

11 November 1726 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

20 July 1803 , Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

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Born: 11 November 1726 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Vital TROTTIER

Father

Joseph TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX

Mother

Catherine MARTIN dite LANGEVIN

Grandparents of Vital TROTTIER

Paternal grandparents

Joseph-Benjamin TROTTIER Jeanne ROBILLARD

Maternal grandparents

François MARTIN dit LANGEVIN Catherine GOYER dite BELISLE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Vital married Josephte BEAULNE 8 April 1750 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte BEAULNE was born 14 September 1731 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . Josephte died 13 March 1775 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste BAUNE (BEAULNE) and Louise-Helene PROULX.

Vital TROTTIER died 20 July 1803 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Vital TROTTIER

Vital TROTTIER married

Josephte BEAULNE
Marriage date: 8 April 1750
Marriage place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Josephte BEAULNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BAUNE (BEAULNE) and Louise-Helene PROULX

Children of Vital TROTTIER and Josephte BEAULNE

Marie-Josephte TROTTIER

Born: 27 June 1751, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 14 May 1788, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Charles AUBERT 7 February 1774 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1726
11 November 1726
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Vital TROTTIER and Josephte BEAULNE 8 April 1750, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 23 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte TROTTIER was born 27 June 1751, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Vital was 24 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte TROTTIER married 7 February 1774, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada to Charles AUBERT

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte BEAULNE died 13 March 1775, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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.