Antoine VANDAL

(b. 24 March 1762 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada d. 5 October 1850 , Saint-Ours, Canada East )

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Antoine VANDAL was born 24 March 1762 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada

Antoine VANDAL was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Mathieu VANDAL and Angélique AUGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) François VANDAL and Marie-Antoinette RIPAULT (maternal) Louis-Joseph AUGER and Marie-Geneviève GODIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Antoine married Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX 9 May 1785 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX was born 15 October 1763 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Geneviève died 27 June 1821 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Geneviève was the child of Charles PELOQUIN dit FELIX and Élisabeth SALVAIL.

Antoine married (2) Angelique MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 30 August 1822 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . Angelique MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was born 10 June 1788 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Angelique died 30 August 1866 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Angelique was the child of Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Angelique ARPIN.

Antoine VANDAL died 5 October 1850 in Saint-Ours, Canada East .
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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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Antoine VANDAL married

Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX-- Date: 9 May 1785 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX was the child of Charles PELOQUIN dit FELIX and Élisabeth SALVAIL

Children of Antoine VANDAL and Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX:

Theotiste VANDAL (b.20 March 1793, Sorel, Lower Canada d. , )
m. François AUBUCHON 28 January 1817 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Antoine VANDAL married

Angelique MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES-- Date: 30 August 1822 Place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Angelique MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES was the child of Charles MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Angelique ARPIN

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1762 Birth
24 March 1762
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Antoine VANDAL and Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX 9 May 1785, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 23 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Theotiste VANDAL was born 20 March 1793, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Antoine was 31 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Theotiste VANDAL married 28 January 1817, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to François AUBUCHON

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

1821 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX died 27 June 1821, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

1822 Marriage / Partner
Antoine VANDAL and Angelique MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 30 August 1822 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 60 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

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 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)