François VAILLANCOURT

Born

14 February 1724 , Laval, Canada, New France

Died

11 January 1815 , Lachenaie, Lower Canada

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Joseph VAILLANCOURT Marie-Charlotte MULOIN (MULOUIN)

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Born: 14 February 1724 in Laval, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph VAILLANCOURT

Mother: Marie-Charlotte MULOIN (MULOUIN)

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

Maternal grandparents: Jean MULOUIN , Marguerite FORGET

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François married Marie-Anne MASTA 25 January 1745 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie-Anne MASTA was born 24 January 1724 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Anne died 28 May 1796 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marie-Anne was the child of Toussaint MASTA and Marie-Thérèse LECLERC.

François VAILLANCOURT died 11 January 1815 in Lachenaie, 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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François VAILLANCOURT married

Marie-Anne MASTA
Marriage date: 25 January 1745
Marriage place: Laval, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne MASTA was the child of Toussaint MASTA and Marie-Thérèse LECLERC

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Children of François VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Anne MASTA

Joseph-François VAILLANCOURT

Born: 23 February 1746, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

François VAILLANCOURT

Born: 20 June 1747, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Thérèse VAILLANCOURT

Born: 31 October 1748, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Elisabeth VAILLANCOURT

Born: 23 January 1750, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Genevieve VAILLANCOURT

Born: 2 March 1751, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste CUSSON 3 June 1771 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Jean-Francois VAILLANCOURT

Born: 17 March 1752, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Julie-Angelique VAILLANCOURT

Born: 30 June 1753, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT

Born: 7 July 1760, Lachenaie, Canada
Died: ,

Antoine VAILLANCOURT

Born: 10 February 1762, Lachenaie, Canada
Died: 6 March 1833, Lachenaie, Lower Canada

Marie-Charlotte VAILLANCOURT

Born: 25 October 1763, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Julie VAILLANCOURT

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1724
14 February 1724
Laval, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
François VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Anne MASTA 25 January 1745, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

He was 20 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Joseph-François VAILLANCOURT was born 23 February 1746, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

François was 22 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
François VAILLANCOURT was born 20 June 1747, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

François was 23 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse VAILLANCOURT was born 31 October 1748, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

François was 24 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth VAILLANCOURT was born 23 January 1750, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

François was 25 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Genevieve VAILLANCOURT was born 2 March 1751, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

François was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Francois VAILLANCOURT was born 17 March 1752, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

François was 28 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Julie-Angelique VAILLANCOURT was born 30 June 1753, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

François was 29 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VAILLANCOURT was born 7 July 1760, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

François was 36 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Antoine VAILLANCOURT was born 10 February 1762, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

François was 38 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
Marie-Charlotte VAILLANCOURT was born 25 October 1763, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

François was 39 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Genevieve VAILLANCOURT married 3 June 1771, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Jean-Baptiste CUSSON

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.