Joseph VAILLANCOURT

Born

26 September 1775 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

1 July 1849 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East

Joseph married Marie-Veronique DROLET 28 January 1799 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Veronique DROLET was born 15 April 1780 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Veronique died 17 February 1857 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East . Marie-Veronique was the child of Jean-Baptiste DROLET and Madeleine SICARD dite CARUFEL .

Parents & Family of Joseph VAILLANCOURT

Parents of Joseph VAILLANCOURT

Father

François VAILLANCOURT

Mother

Marie-Victoire GREFFARD

Grandparents of Joseph VAILLANCOURT

Paternal grandparents

Claude VAILLANCOURT Madeleine RATTÉ (RATE)

Maternal grandparents

Theophile GREFFARD Elisabeth GUYON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph VAILLANCOURT

Joseph VAILLANCOURT married

Marie-Veronique DROLET
Marriage date: 28 January 1799
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
Marie-Veronique DROLET was the child of Jean-Baptiste DROLET and Madeleine SICARD dite CARUFEL

Children of Joseph VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Veronique DROLET

Veronique VAILLANCOURT

Born: 17 July 1809, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: François LEFEBVRE 18 February 1833 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1775
26 September 1775
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

1799 Marriage / Partner
Joseph VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Veronique DROLET 28 January 1799, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 23 years old.

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

1809 Birth of Child
Veronique VAILLANCOURT was born 17 July 1809, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 33 years old.

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England