Marie-Charlotte VIAU

Born

22 February 1737 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

28 May 1810 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE Marie-Charlotte DESNOYERS

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Born: 22 February 1737 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Laurent-Louis VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE

Mother: Marie-Charlotte DESNOYERS

Paternal grandparents: Michel VIAU , Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE

Maternal grandparents: Jean DESNOYERS dit DESMARAIS , Thérèse MENARD

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Marie-Charlotte married Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU 30 April 1753 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU was born 25 May 1725 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Jean-Baptiste died 27 May 1798 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Joseph VERONNEAU and Françoise ROUGEAU.

Marie-Charlotte VIAU died 28 May 1810 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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-Charlotte VIAU married

Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU
Marriage date: 30 April 1753
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU was the child of Joseph VERONNEAU and Françoise ROUGEAU

Children of Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU and Marie-Charlotte VIAU

Marie-Desanges VERONNEAU

Born: 28 January 1759, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jacques SABOURIN dit CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE) 27 November 1780 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Married: Jean-Baptiste MESSIER 24 November 1800 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre (Peter) VERONNEAU dit BERGER

Born: 15 February 1761, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: 4 March 1846, Swanton, Vermont, USA

Married: Marie-Amable BLEAU 30 July 1781 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Angelique VERONNEAU dite DENIS

Born: 2 February 1763, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine CHARTIER 7 February 1785 Place: Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marie-Elisabeth VERONNEAU

Born: 27 April 1767, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 November 1843, Iberville, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste HEBERT dit LAROSE 1 August 1786 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1737
22 February 1737
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Charlotte VIAU and Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU 30 April 1753, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 16 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Desanges VERONNEAU was born 28 January 1759, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 21 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Pierre (Peter) VERONNEAU dit BERGER was born 15 February 1761, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 23 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Angelique VERONNEAU dite DENIS was born 2 February 1763, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Charlotte was 25 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth VERONNEAU was born 27 April 1767, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Charlotte was 30 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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie-Desanges VERONNEAU married 27 November 1780, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Jacques SABOURIN dit CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE)

1781 Marriage of Child
Pierre (Peter) VERONNEAU dit BERGER married 30 July 1781, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Marie-Amable BLEAU

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Angelique VERONNEAU dite DENIS married 7 February 1785, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Antoine CHARTIER

1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth VERONNEAU married 1 August 1786, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jean-Baptiste HEBERT dit LAROSE

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

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

1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU died 27 May 1798, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Desanges VERONNEAU married 24 November 1800, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Jean-Baptiste MESSIER

Death — 1810
28 May 1810
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 73.

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