Ignace VAILLANCOURT

Born

7 October 1748 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

19 November 1820 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Joseph VAILLANCOURT Thérèse MARTIN

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Born: 7 October 1748 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph VAILLANCOURT

Mother: Thérèse MARTIN

Paternal grandparents: Robert VAILLANCOURT , Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS

Maternal grandparents: Louis MARTIN , Louise-Angélique RATTÉ

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Ignace married Marie-Elisabeth PARADIS 17 May 1773 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Elisabeth PARADIS was born 7 January 1746 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Elisabeth died 6 June 1791 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Alexandre PARADIS and Elisabeth LEVASSEUR.

Ignace VAILLANCOURT died 19 November 1820 in Kamouraska, 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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Ignace VAILLANCOURT married

Marie-Elisabeth PARADIS
Marriage date: 17 May 1773
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Elisabeth PARADIS was the child of Alexandre PARADIS and Elisabeth LEVASSEUR

Children of Ignace VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Elisabeth PARADIS

Marie-Thecle VAILLANCOURT

Born: 14 July 1776, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 December 1853, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Barthelemy LAVOIE 16 June 1794 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Salome VAILLANCOURT

Born: 6 December 1780, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 May 1821, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-François PARADIS 22 February 1802 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean VAILLANCOURT

Born: abt. 1791, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Julie LABBE 3 August 1812 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1748
7 October 1748
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Ignace VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Elisabeth PARADIS 17 May 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 24 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Thecle VAILLANCOURT was born 14 July 1776, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Ignace was 27 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Salome VAILLANCOURT was born 6 December 1780, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Ignace was 32 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Elisabeth PARADIS died 6 June 1791, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thecle VAILLANCOURT married 16 June 1794, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Barthelemy LAVOIE

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Salome VAILLANCOURT married 22 February 1802, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jean-François PARADIS

1812 Marriage of Child
Jean VAILLANCOURT married 3 August 1812, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Julie LABBE

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.

Death — 1820
19 November 1820
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 72.

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