Jean-Baptiste VACHON

Born

9 August 1722 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

8 August 1798 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

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François VACHON dit LAMINEE Marguerite GIROUX

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Born: 9 August 1722 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: François VACHON dit LAMINEE

Mother: Marguerite GIROUX

Paternal grandparents: Vincent VACHON , Louise CADIEUX

Maternal grandparents: Michel GIROUX , Thérèse PREVOST

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Jean-Baptiste married Angélique GARNIER (GRENIER) 1 March 1745 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique GARNIER (GRENIER) was born 29 April 1723 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Angélique died 4 July 1789 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Angélique was the child of Pierre GARNIER (GRENIER) and Madeleine TESSIER.

Jean-Baptiste VACHON died 8 August 1798 in Sainte-Marie, 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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Jean-Baptiste VACHON married

Angélique GARNIER (GRENIER)
Marriage date: 1 March 1745
Marriage place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Angélique GARNIER (GRENIER) was the child of Pierre GARNIER (GRENIER) and Madeleine TESSIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste VACHON and Angélique GARNIER (GRENIER)

Jeanne VACHON

Born: 8 April 1746, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 26 July 1823, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie ELIE dit BRETON 9 January 1764 Place: Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

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Birth — 1722
9 August 1722
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste VACHON and Angélique GARNIER (GRENIER) 1 March 1745, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 22 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Jeanne VACHON was born 8 April 1746, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Jeanne VACHON married 9 January 1764, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport) to Joseph-Marie ELIE dit BRETON

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.