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immigrant  male ancestor  Jean Baptiste  VANDELAC

Born
abt. 1785 Ypres, Flandres, Belguim
Died
30 January 1863 Montréal, Canada East

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Born: abt. 1785 in Ypres, Flandres, Belguim

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Jean Baptiste  married  Marie-Amable CHARTRAND 13 November 1815 in Montréal, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Amable CHARTRAND  was born 5 October 1795 in Montréal, Lower Canada .  Marie-Amable died 5 June 1865 in Montréal, Canada East .  Marie-Amable was the child of François CHARTRAND and Marie-Josephte MARION dite GAREAU.

Jean Baptiste VANDELAC died 30 January 1863 in Montréal, Canada East .



son of Jean Vandelac and Catherine Beaudry

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Recorded occupation: Soldat de la compagnie De Meuron

The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.

Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean Baptiste VANDELAC

Jean Baptiste VANDELAC married flag female ancestor Marie-Amable CHARTRAND
Marriage date: 13 November 1815
Marriage place: Montréal, Lower Canada
Marie-Amable CHARTRAND was the child of François CHARTRAND and Marie-Josephte MARION dite GAREAU

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Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Jean Baptiste VANDELAC and Marie-Amable CHARTRAND


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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.


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marriage1815 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste VANDELAC and Marie-Amable CHARTRAND 13 November 1815, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1821 Birth of Child
Eleonore VANDELAC was born 10 May 1821, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
DeathDeath — 1863
30 January 1863
Montréal, Canada East

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