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flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  VANIER

Born
14 October 1760 La Prairie, Canada
Died
3 December 1842 Saint-Isidore, Canada East
Jean-Baptiste  married  Marguerite BRISSETTE abt. 1788 in Québec Province, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BRISSETTE  was born 28 November 1770 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .  Marguerite died 26 February 1857 in Saint-Isidore, Canada East.  Marguerite was the child of Pierre BRISSETTE and Jeanne-Francoise COLLET (COLLETTE) .

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Marguerite BRISSETTE abt. 1788 in Québec Province, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BRISSETTE  was born 28 November 1770 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .  Marguerite died 26 February 1857 in Saint-Isidore, Canada East.  Marguerite was the child of Pierre BRISSETTE and Jeanne-Francoise COLLET (COLLETTE).

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste VANIER

Jean-Baptiste VANIER married flag female ancestor Marguerite BRISSETTE
Marriage date: abt. 1788
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Marguerite BRISSETTE was the child of Pierre BRISSETTE and Jeanne-Francoise COLLET (COLLETTE)

Children of Jean-Baptiste VANIER and Marguerite BRISSETTE


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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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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BirthBirth — 1760
14 October 1760
La Prairie, Canada
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.
1788 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VANIER was born 4 October 1788, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1813 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste VANIER married 21 June 1813, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada to Marguerite LAREAU
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
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
DeathDeath — 1842
3 December 1842
Saint-Isidore, Canada East
He died at the age of 82.
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