Basile GALIPEAU

Born

21 August 1739 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

2 February 1813 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste GALIPEAU Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

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Born: 21 August 1739 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: Jean-Baptiste GALIPEAU

Mother: Catherine JANOT dite LACHAPELLE

Paternal grandparents: Antoine GALIPEAU , Françoise CAMBIN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre JANOT dit LACHAPELLE , Petronille TESSIER

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Basile married Marie-Josephte LACOMBE 12 February 1759 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . Marie-Josephte LACOMBE was born 26 April 1736 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Josephte died 19 April 1772 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste LACOMBE and Madeleine VENNE (VOYNE).

Basile GALIPEAU died 2 February 1813 in Châteauguay, Lower 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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Marie-Josephte LACOMBE
Marriage date: 12 February 1759
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Marie-Josephte LACOMBE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LACOMBE and Madeleine VENNE (VOYNE)

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Birth — 1739
21 August 1739
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Basile GALIPEAU and Marie-Josephte LACOMBE 12 February 1759, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 19 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.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte LACOMBE died 19 April 1772, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

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.