Joseph-Noel VADNAIS

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23 December 1762 , Verchères, Canada

Died

28 September 1835 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

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Joseph VADNAIS Catherine-Amable GUILLET dite LAJEUNESSE

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Born: 23 December 1762 in Verchères, Canada

Father: Joseph VADNAIS

Mother: Catherine-Amable GUILLET dite LAJEUNESSE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste VADENAIS D'ARGENTEUIL , Marguerite-Anne MOUSSEAU dite DÉSILETS

Maternal grandparents: Louis GUILLET , Marguerite TETREAU (TETREAULT)

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Joseph-Noel married Marie-Josephe CHALIFOUX 20 January 1783 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe CHALIFOUX was born 7 July 1758 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Josephe died 26 March 1837 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and Geneviève-Barbe MAGUET.

Joseph-Noel VADNAIS died 28 September 1835 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 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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Joseph-Noel VADNAIS married

Marie-Josephe CHALIFOUX
Marriage date: 20 January 1783
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe CHALIFOUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and Geneviève-Barbe MAGUET

Children of Joseph-Noel VADNAIS and Marie-Josephe CHALIFOUX

Catherine VADNAIS

Born: 9 March 1786, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 August 1848, Chambly, Canada East

Married: Julien BROUILLETTE dit BERNARD 25 February 1805 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Agathe VADNAIS

Born: 23 February 1788, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 September 1832, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Lower Canada

Married: Charles DESMARAIS dit BEAULAC 21 October 1805 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

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Birth — 1762
23 December 1762
Verchères, Canada

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.

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Noel VADNAIS and Marie-Josephe CHALIFOUX 20 January 1783, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 20 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Catherine VADNAIS was born 9 March 1786, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Joseph-Noel was 23 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Agathe VADNAIS was born 23 February 1788, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Joseph-Noel was 25 years old.

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

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

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

1805 Marriage of Child
Catherine VADNAIS married 25 February 1805, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to Julien BROUILLETTE dit BERNARD

1805 Marriage of Child
Agathe VADNAIS married 21 October 1805, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to Charles DESMARAIS dit BEAULAC

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England