Jacques VAILLANCOURT

Born

24 June 1751 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

11 November 1827 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

Jacques married Marie-Marguerite TREMBLAY 13 January 1795 in Lavaltrie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite TREMBLAY was born abt. 1770 in Québec Province, Canada. Marie-Marguerite died 20 January 1833 in Longueuil, Lower Canada . Marie-Marguerite was the child of Augustin TREMBLAY and Marie Elisabeth ROY .

Parents & Family of Jacques VAILLANCOURT

Parents of Jacques VAILLANCOURT

Father

Alexandre VAILLANCOURT

Mother

Marie-Marguerite RACINE

Grandparents of Jacques VAILLANCOURT

Paternal grandparents

Paul VAILLANCOURT Marguerite GUILLOT

Maternal grandparents

Etienne-Prisque RACINE Marie-Anne GAGNON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jacques VAILLANCOURT

Jacques VAILLANCOURT married

Marie-Marguerite TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 13 January 1795
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Lower Canada
Marie-Marguerite TREMBLAY was the child of Augustin TREMBLAY and Marie Elisabeth ROY

Children of Jacques VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Marguerite TREMBLAY

Joseph BENOIT dit VAILLANCOURT

Born: 4 May 1800, St-Paul-de-Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1751
24 June 1751
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

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.

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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Jacques VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Marguerite TREMBLAY 13 January 1795, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 43 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Joseph BENOIT dit VAILLANCOURT was born 4 May 1800, St-Paul-de-Lavaltrie, Quebec, Canada

Jacques was 48 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

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)