Marie-Anne VIAU

Born

1 August 1765 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

24 May 1844 , Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East

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Jacques-François VIAU Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ

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Born: 1 August 1765 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jacques-François VIAU

Mother: Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents: Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE , Marie-Anne-Antoinette GOGUET

Maternal grandparents: Joseph GAGNÉ , Marie-Josephe BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE

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Marie-Anne married Nicolas GARAND 27 June 1785 in L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Nicolas GARAND was born 30 March 1763 in La Durantaye, Québec, Canada. Nicolas died 13 October 1847 in Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada (Saint-Remi-de-la-Salle). Nicolas was the child of Jean-Baptiste GARAND and Anne MONTMINY.

Marie-Anne VIAU died 24 May 1844 in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Canada East.
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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-Anne VIAU married

Nicolas GARAND
Marriage date: 27 June 1785
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Nicolas GARAND was the child of Jean-Baptiste GARAND and Anne MONTMINY

Children of Nicolas GARAND and Marie-Anne VIAU

Joseph GARAND

Born: 2 March 1794, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: 23 March 1876, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie TREMBLAY 31 July 1815 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Sophie GARAND

Born: 24 May 1802, L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Augustin MORIN 27 April 1819 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1765
1 August 1765
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne VIAU and Nicolas GARAND 27 June 1785, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

She was 19 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Joseph GARAND was born 2 March 1794, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Anne was 28 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Birth of Child
Sophie GARAND was born 24 May 1802, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Anne was 36 years old.

1815 Marriage of Child
Joseph GARAND married 31 July 1815, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marie TREMBLAY

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Marriage of Child
Sophie GARAND married 27 April 1819, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Augustin MORIN

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England