Nicolas VADENAIS (VADNAIS)

(b. 3 March 1726 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 15 November 1765 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Nicolas VADENAIS (VADNAIS) was born 3 March 1726 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Nicolas VADENAIS (VADNAIS) was the child of Jean-Baptiste VADENAIS D'ARGENTEUIL and Marguerite-Anne MOUSSEAU dite DÉSILETS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques MOUSSEAU dit DESILETS and Marie-Anne DAUNAIS (DAUNAY)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Nicolas married Marie-Catherine PLANTE 14 April 1760 in Lanoraie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Catherine PLANTE was born 14 July 1740 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Catherine died 9 September 1817 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Catherine was the child of Augustin PLANTE and Geneviève CHARTIER.

Nicolas VADENAIS (VADNAIS) died 15 November 1765 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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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Nicolas VADENAIS (VADNAIS) married

Marie-Catherine PLANTE-- Date: 14 April 1760 Place: Lanoraie, Canada
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Marie-Catherine PLANTE was the child of Augustin PLANTE and Geneviève CHARTIER

Children of Nicolas VADENAIS (VADNAIS) and Marie-Catherine PLANTE:

Charlotte VADNAIS (b.abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Josephte VADNAIS (b.25 April 1764, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 March 1848, Saint-Césaire, Canada East )
m. Joseph-Marie LANGLOIS dit SANSOUCY 15 November 1779 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1726 Birth
3 March 1726
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas VADENAIS (VADNAIS) and Marie-Catherine PLANTE 14 April 1760, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 34 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte VADNAIS was born 25 April 1764, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Nicolas was 38 years old.