Joseph VEILLETTE

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9 May 1722 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

25 November 1780 , Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean VEILLETTE dit LAPLANTE Catherine LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE

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Born: 9 May 1722 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: Jean VEILLETTE dit LAPLANTE

Mother: Catherine LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE

Maternal grandparents: Jean LARIOU dit LAFANTAISIE , 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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Josephte PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY
Marriage date: 18 January 1752
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Josephte PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY was the child of Pierre-Jean PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY and Anne-Marguerite THOMAS

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Joseph VEILLETTE

Born: 6 September 1753, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 14 February 1831, Batiscan, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Francoise-Elisabeth AYOTTE 9 September 1776 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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Birth — 1722
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