Paul VERREAULT (VERREAU)

Born

22 March 1726 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

2 November 1788 , Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada

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Francois VERREAULT (VERREAU)Geneviève GAGNÉ

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Born: 22 March 1726 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Francois VERREAULT (VERREAU)

Mother: Geneviève GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents: Barthélémy VERREAULT (VERREAU) dit LEBOURGUIGNON , Marthe QUITEL

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GAGNÉ , Marguerite POULIN

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Paul married Marguerite CLOUTIER 12 November 1753 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . Marguerite CLOUTIER was born 20 June 1730 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marguerite died 21 May 1777 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite was the child of Charles CLOUTIER and Marguerite GRAVEL.

Paul VERREAULT (VERREAU) died 2 November 1788 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, 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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Marguerite CLOUTIER
Marriage date: 12 November 1753
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Marguerite CLOUTIER was the child of Charles CLOUTIER and Marguerite GRAVEL

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Birth — 1726
22 March 1726
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Marriage / Partner
Paul VERREAULT (VERREAU) and Marguerite CLOUTIER 12 November 1753, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 27 years old.

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.