François VERREAULT (VERREAU)

Born

4 October 1711 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

8 May 1770 , Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada

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Barthélémy VERREAULT (VERREAU)Marguerite PRIEUR

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François VERREAULT (VERREAU) was born 4 October 1711 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

François VERREAULT (VERREAU) was the child of Barthélémy VERREAULT (VERREAU) and Marguerite PRIEUR

and the grandchild of: (paternal) Barthélémy VERREAULT (VERREAU) dit LEBOURGUIGNON and Marthe QUITEL (maternal) Joseph PRIEUR dit RUSSON and Helene MECHIN

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François married Elisabeth GAGON 17 October 1735 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . Elisabeth GAGON was born 29 March 1714 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Elisabeth died 26 February 1776 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Elisabeth was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Helene CLOUTIER.

François VERREAULT (VERREAU) died 8 May 1770 in Château-Richer, 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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Elisabeth GAGON
Marriage date: 17 October 1735
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Elisabeth GAGON was the child of Pierre GAGNON and Helene CLOUTIER

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1711 Birth
4 October 1711
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
François VERREAULT (VERREAU) and Elisabeth GAGON 17 October 1735, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 24 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.