Marie-Agathe HETU

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10 March 1747 , Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Died

6 April 1802 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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Antoine HETU dit LAFLEUR Marie-Antoinette FRAPPIER

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Born: 10 March 1747 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine HETU dit LAFLEUR

Mother: Marie-Antoinette FRAPPIER

Paternal grandparents: Georges HETU dit LAFLEUR , Marie LOISEAU

Maternal grandparents: Antoine FRAPPIER , Angélique DUHAMEL

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Marie-Agathe married Louis VADENAIS (VADNAIS) 7 February 1763 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis VADENAIS (VADNAIS) was born 21 December 1739 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Louis was the child of Jean-Baptiste VADENAIS D'ARGENTEUIL and Marguerite-Anne MOUSSEAU dite DÉSILETS.

Marie-Agathe HETU died 6 April 1802 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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.

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Marie-Agathe HETU married

Louis VADENAIS (VADNAIS)
Marriage date: 7 February 1763
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Louis VADENAIS (VADNAIS) was the child of Jean-Baptiste VADENAIS D'ARGENTEUIL and Marguerite-Anne MOUSSEAU dite DÉSILETS

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St-Antoine de Lavaltrie

Children of Louis VADENAIS (VADNAIS) and Marie-Agathe HETU

Joseph VADENAIS (VADNAIS)

Born: 19 March 1772, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise MARION 7 January 1793 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marguerite VADNAIS

Born: 5 April 1774, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS 9 January 1797 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1747
10 March 1747
Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agathe HETU and Louis VADENAIS (VADNAIS) 7 February 1763, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

She was 15 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Joseph VADENAIS (VADNAIS) was born 19 March 1772, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agathe was 25 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marguerite VADNAIS was born 5 April 1774, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agathe was 27 years old.

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)

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Joseph VADENAIS (VADNAIS) married 7 January 1793, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Louise MARION

1797 Marriage of Child
Marguerite VADNAIS married 9 January 1797, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste DUBOIS

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