Joseph VAILLANCOURT

Born

19 June 1707 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

7 April 1782 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Robert VAILLANCOURT Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS

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Born: 19 June 1707 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Robert VAILLANCOURT

Mother: Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS

Paternal grandparents: Robert VAILLANCOURT , Marie-Françoise-Madeleine GOBEIL

Maternal grandparents: Philippe PICARD dit DESTROISMAISONS , Martine CROSNIER

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Joseph married Thérèse MARTIN 7 January 1733 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Thérèse MARTIN was born 12 September 1710 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Thérèse died 28 October 1785 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Thérèse was the child of Louis MARTIN and Louise-Angélique RATTÉ.

Joseph VAILLANCOURT died 7 April 1782 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, 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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Thérèse MARTIN
Marriage date: 7 January 1733
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Thérèse MARTIN was the child of Louis MARTIN and Louise-Angélique RATTÉ

Children of Joseph VAILLANCOURT and Thérèse MARTIN

Marie-Thérèse VAILLANCOURT

Born: 6 December 1735, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 4 December 1806, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste AYOTTE (HAYOT) 31 January 1757 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Barthelemy VAILLANCOURT

Born: 11 November 1740, islet
Died: 17 January 1828, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

Married: Marie LABELLE 3 July 1781 Place: Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Charles VAILLANCOURT

Born: 19 September 1742, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 28 March 1810, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine OUELLET 26 November 1770 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Barbe VAILLANCOURT

Born: 8 February 1744, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 7 January 1799, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph MICHAUD 7 January 1766 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Elisabeth VAILLANCOURT

Born: abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Gabriel-Ange CÔTÉ 25 July 1768 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Ignace VAILLANCOURT

Born: 7 October 1748, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 19 November 1820, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Elisabeth PARADIS 17 May 1773 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1707
19 June 1707
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1733 Marriage / Partner
Joseph VAILLANCOURT and Thérèse MARTIN 7 January 1733, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 25 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse VAILLANCOURT was born 6 December 1735, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Barthelemy VAILLANCOURT was born 11 November 1740, islet

Joseph was 33 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Charles VAILLANCOURT was born 19 September 1742, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Barbe VAILLANCOURT was born 8 February 1744, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Ignace VAILLANCOURT was born 7 October 1748, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Joseph was 41 years old.

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse VAILLANCOURT married 31 January 1757, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jean-Baptiste AYOTTE (HAYOT)

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Barbe VAILLANCOURT married 7 January 1766, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Joseph MICHAUD

1768 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth VAILLANCOURT married 25 July 1768, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Gabriel-Ange CÔTÉ

1770 Marriage of Child
Charles VAILLANCOURT married 26 November 1770, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Catherine OUELLET

1773 Marriage of Child
Ignace VAILLANCOURT married 17 May 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Elisabeth PARADIS

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.