flag male ancestor  Joseph  VEILLETTE

  (b. 6 September 1753 Batiscan, Canada, New France   d. 14 February 1831 Batiscan, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph VEILLETTE was born 6 September 1753 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Joseph VEILLETTE was the child of Joseph VEILLETTE   and   Josephte PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean VEILLETTE dit LAPLANTE and Catherine LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE (maternal)  Pierre-Jean PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY and 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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Did You Know? 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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Joseph VEILLETTE married flag female ancestor Marie-Francoise-Elisabeth AYOTTE-- Date: 9 September 1776 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Francoise-Elisabeth AYOTTE was the child of Simon HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Elisabeth-Barbe THIFFAULT




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birth1753 Birth
6 September 1753
Batiscan, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1776 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.
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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1813 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angele VEILLETTE married 12 January 1813, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Francois ROUSSEAU
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of 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.
1830 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Francoise-Elisabeth AYOTTE died 10 June 1830, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
death1831 Death
14 February 1831
Batiscan, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 77.
Added: 5/30/2025 10:39:23 AM - Updated: 5/30/2025 10:42:16 AM

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