Marie-Geneviève VANDAL

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22 November 1768 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

17 January 1857 , Sorel, Canada East

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Jacques VANDAL Louise-Thérèse VENNE

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Born: 22 November 1768 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jacques VANDAL

Mother: Louise-Thérèse VENNE

Paternal grandparents: François VANDAL , Marie-Antoinette RIPAULT

Maternal grandparents: Louis VENNE (VOYNE) , Marie-Louise DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE

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Marie-Geneviève married Joseph PELLETIER 23 January 1786 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Joseph PELLETIER was born 27 December 1758 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Joseph died abt. 1810 in . Joseph was the child of Charles-François PELLETIER dit ANTAYA CHATEAUNEUF and Marie-Louise MANDEVILLE.

Marie-Geneviève VANDAL died 17 January 1857 in Sorel, 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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Geneviève VANDAL

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Marie-Geneviève VANDAL married

Joseph PELLETIER
Marriage date: 23 January 1786
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph PELLETIER was the child of Charles-François PELLETIER dit ANTAYA CHATEAUNEUF and Marie-Louise MANDEVILLE

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Children of Joseph PELLETIER and Marie-Geneviève VANDAL

Joseph PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Born: 16 March 1787, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite-Madeleine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Born: 30 October 1788, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine PLANTE 20 October 1809 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Alexis PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Born: 16 July 1790, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Born: 30 March 1792, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 24 February 1867, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephe PICHET dite DUPRÉ 1 March 1813 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Born: 24 March 1794, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Basile PLOUFFE 28 October 1816 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Married: André PÉLOQUIN 24 October 1820 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Euphrosine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Born: 29 February 1796, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Died: 19 July 1850, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste ST-MICHEL dit CIRCE 14 October 1823 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Henri PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Born: 19 November 1797, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Louise PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Born: 2 April 1800, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 21 December 1845, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Pierre BELLET (BLETTE) 7 November 1820 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Brigitte PELLETIER dite ANTAYA

Born: 10 June 1802, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Louis PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Born: 29 April 1804, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Olivier PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Born: 20 March 1809, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Pierre PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

Born: abt. 1810, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 November 1847, Sorel, Canada East

Married: Catherine HUS COURNOYER 29 May 1838 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1768
22 November 1768
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève VANDAL and Joseph PELLETIER 23 January 1786 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 17 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Joseph PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was born 16 March 1787, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Geneviève was 18 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Madeleine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born 30 October 1788, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Geneviève was 19 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Alexis PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was born 16 July 1790, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Geneviève was 21 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was born 30 March 1792, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Geneviève was 23 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born 24 March 1794, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Geneviève was 25 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Euphrosine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born 29 February 1796, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Geneviève was 27 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Henri PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was born 19 November 1797, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Geneviève was 29 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Louise PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born 2 April 1800, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Geneviève was 31 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Brigitte PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was born 10 June 1802, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Geneviève was 33 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Louis PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was born 29 April 1804, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Geneviève was 35 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Olivier PELLETIER dit ANTAYA was born 20 March 1809, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Geneviève was 40 years old.

1809 Marriage of Child
Marguerite-Madeleine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA married 20 October 1809, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Antoine PLANTE

1813 Marriage of Child
Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA married 1 March 1813, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Josephe PICHET dite DUPRÉ

1816 Marriage of Child
Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA married 28 October 1816, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Basile PLOUFFE

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

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

1820 Marriage of Child
Marie PELLETIER dite ANTAYA married 24 October 1820, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to André PÉLOQUIN

1820 Marriage of Child
Louise PELLETIER dite ANTAYA married 7 November 1820, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Pierre BELLET (BLETTE)

1823 Marriage of Child
Euphrosine PELLETIER dite ANTAYA married 14 October 1823, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jean-Baptiste ST-MICHEL dit CIRCE

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

1838 Marriage of Child
Pierre PELLETIER dit ANTAYA married 29 May 1838, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Catherine HUS COURNOYER

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