Joseph VEILLETTE

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6 September 1753 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

14 February 1831 , Batiscan, Lower Canada

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Joseph VEILLETTE Josephte PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY

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Born: 6 September 1753 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph VEILLETTE

Mother: Josephte PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY

Paternal grandparents: Jean VEILLETTE dit LAPLANTE , Catherine LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Jean PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY , Anne-Marguerite THOMAS

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Joseph married Marie-Francoise-Elisabeth AYOTTE 9 September 1776 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Francoise-Elisabeth AYOTTE was born 29 March 1750 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Francoise-Elisabeth died 10 June 1830 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Francoise-Elisabeth was the child of Simon HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Elisabeth-Barbe THIFFAULT.

Joseph VEILLETTE died 14 February 1831 in Batiscan, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marie-Francoise-Elisabeth AYOTTE
Marriage date: 9 September 1776
Marriage place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Francoise-Elisabeth AYOTTE was the child of Simon HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Elisabeth-Barbe THIFFAULT

Children of Joseph VEILLETTE and Marie-Francoise-Elisabeth AYOTTE

Marie-Angele VEILLETTE

Born: 26 July 1785, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 June 1825, Batiscan, Lower Canada

Married: Francois ROUSSEAU 12 January 1813 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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Birth — 1753
6 September 1753
Batiscan, Canada, New France

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 / Partner
Joseph VEILLETTE and Marie-Francoise-Elisabeth AYOTTE 9 September 1776, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 23 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Angele VEILLETTE was born 26 July 1785, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Joseph was 31 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)

1813 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angele VEILLETTE married 12 January 1813, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Francois ROUSSEAU

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)

1825 Death of Child
Marie-Angele VEILLETTE died 9 June 1825, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Joseph was 71 years old.

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Francoise-Elisabeth AYOTTE died 10 June 1830, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1831
14 February 1831
Batiscan, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 77.

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