Joseph VADNAIS

Born

25 October 1734 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Died

10 July 1823 , Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph VADNAIS

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Born: 25 October 1734 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph VADNAIS

Father

Jean-Baptiste VADENAIS D'ARGENTEUIL

Mother

Marguerite-Anne MOUSSEAU dite DÉSILETS

Grandparents of Joseph VADNAIS

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Maternal grandparents

Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS Marie-Anne DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

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

Joseph married Catherine-Amable GUILLET dite LAJEUNESSE 25 October 1756 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine-Amable GUILLET dite LAJEUNESSE was born 3 June 1731 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Catherine-Amable died 7 September 1799 in Beloeil, Lower Canada . Catherine-Amable was the child of Louis GUILLET and Marguerite TETREAU (TETREAULT).

Joseph VADNAIS died 10 July 1823 in Saint-Césaire, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph VADNAIS

Joseph VADNAIS married

Catherine-Amable GUILLET dite LAJEUNESSE
Marriage date: 25 October 1756
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Catherine-Amable GUILLET dite LAJEUNESSE was the child of Louis GUILLET and Marguerite TETREAU (TETREAULT)

Children of Joseph VADNAIS and Catherine-Amable GUILLET dite LAJEUNESSE

Charlotte VADNAIS

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François PINEAULT 19 February 1776 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Noel VADNAIS

Born: 23 December 1762, Verchères, Canada
Died: 28 September 1835, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe CHALIFOUX 20 January 1783 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1734
25 October 1734
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Joseph VADNAIS and Catherine-Amable GUILLET dite LAJEUNESSE 25 October 1756, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 22 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph-Noel VADNAIS was born 23 December 1762, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Joseph was 28 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.

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.