François married Marie-Victoire GREFFARD
29 January 1771
in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
.
The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Victoire GREFFARD
was born
22 May 1750
in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.
Marie-Victoire died
27 January 1821
in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada.
Marie-Victoire was the child of
Theophile GREFFARD
and
Elisabeth GUYON
.
François married Marie-Victoire GREFFARD
29 January 1771
in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
.
The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Victoire GREFFARD
was born
22 May 1750
in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.
Marie-Victoire died
27 January 1821
in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada.
Marie-Victoire was the child of Theophile GREFFARD and Elisabeth GUYON.
WORK & OCCUPATION
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Recorded occupation:Cultivateur
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He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer. Source: tfcq.ca
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Birth — 1739 29 October 1739 Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
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.
1771 Marriage / Partner François VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Victoire GREFFARD 29 January 1771, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
He was 31 years old.
1775 Birth of Child Joseph VAILLANCOURT was born 26 September 1775, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
François was 35 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.
François
VAILLANCOURT
Marie-Victoire GREFFARD
Birth — 1739
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.
1771 Marriage / Partner
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)
Death — 1812
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