flag male ancestor  Joseph Jean Baptiste  VADNAIS

  (b. 28 March 1811 Yamaska, Lower Canada   d. abt. 1897 Centerville, Anoka, Minnesota, USA )  

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Joseph Jean Baptiste VADNAIS was born 28 March 1811 in Yamaska, Lower Canada

Joseph Jean Baptiste VADNAIS was the child of ?   and   ?

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Joseph Jean Baptiste  married  Marie Louise GINGRAS 8 January 1839 in Saint-David, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie Louise GINGRAS  was born 7 March 1817 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska).  Marie Louise died 17 April 1867 in Little Canada, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA. 

Joseph Jean Baptiste VADNAIS died abt. 1897 in Centerville, Anoka, Minnesota, USA.
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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.

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Joseph Jean Baptiste VADNAIS married flag female ancestor Marie Louise GINGRAS-- Date: 8 January 1839 Place: Saint-David, Lower Canada


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Children of Joseph Jean Baptiste VADNAIS and Marie Louise GINGRAS:

flag photo of Joseph Nelson VADNAIS  Joseph Nelson VADNAIS (b.15 July 1854, Little Canada, Ramsey, Minnesota Territory  d. 25 March 1927, Warba, Itasca, Minnesota, USA)
m. Mary Odeal BENWARE 23 January 1876



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birth1811 Birth
28 March 1811
Yamaska, Lower Canada
marriage1839 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Jean Baptiste VADNAIS and Marie Louise GINGRAS 8 January 1839, Saint-David, Québec, Canada (Saint-David-de-Yamaska)

He was 27 years old.
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1854 Birth of Child
Joseph Nelson VADNAIS was born 15 July 1854, Little Canada, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA

Joseph Jean Baptiste was 43 years old.
1867 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Louise GINGRAS died 17 April 1867, Little Canada, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
Added: 10/15/2025 12:57:11 PM - Updated: 10/15/2025 12:58:00 PM

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