Joseph VEILLETTE

(b. 9 May 1722 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 25 November 1780 , Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph VEILLETTE was born 9 May 1722 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Joseph VEILLETTE was the child of Jean VEILLETTE dit LAPLANTE and Catherine LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean LARIOU dit LAFANTAISIE and Catherine MONGEAU

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Joseph married Josephte PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY 18 January 1752 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY was born 9 April 1733 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Josephte died 10 November 1807 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Josephte was the child of Pierre-Jean PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY and Anne-Marguerite THOMAS.

Joseph VEILLETTE died 25 November 1780 in Batiscan, 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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Joseph VEILLETTE married

Josephte PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY-- Date: 18 January 1752 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Josephte PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY was the child of Pierre-Jean PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY and Anne-Marguerite THOMAS

Children of Joseph VEILLETTE and Josephte PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY:

Joseph VEILLETTE (b.6 September 1753, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 14 February 1831, Batiscan, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Francoise-Elisabeth AYOTTE 9 September 1776 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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1722 Birth
9 May 1722
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Joseph VEILLETTE and Josephte PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY 18 January 1752, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 29 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph VEILLETTE was born 6 September 1753, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Joseph was 31 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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Joseph VEILLETTE married 9 September 1776, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Marie-Francoise-Elisabeth AYOTTE