Jean-François PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE

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17 April 1720 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

23 August 1790 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-François PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE Marguerite DEBLOIS

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Born: 17 April 1720 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE

Mother: Marguerite DEBLOIS

Paternal grandparents: Isaac-Etienne PAQUET (PASQUIER) dit LAVALLEE , Elisabeth MEUNIER

Maternal grandparents: Joseph DEBLOIS , Marguerite ROUSSEAU

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Jean-François married Madeleine COURAULT dite COULON 23 August 1751 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Madeleine COURAULT dite COULON was born 28 March 1732 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Madeleine died 14 September 1803 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Madeleine was the child of Jean-François COURAULT dit COULON and Marie-Anne BURELLE (BUREL).

Jean-François PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE died 23 August 1790 in Chambly, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Madeleine COURAULT dite COULON
Marriage date: 23 August 1751
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Madeleine COURAULT dite COULON was the child of Jean-François COURAULT dit COULON and Marie-Anne BURELLE (BUREL)

Children of Jean-François PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Madeleine COURAULT dite COULON

Marie-Louise PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

Born: 15 November 1752, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died: 11 March 1838, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph SABOURIN dit CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE) 12 January 1768 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Josephte PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE

Born: 12 June 1754, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 4 January 1831, Napierville, Lower Canada

Married: Francois-Toussaint CHOINIERE dit SABOURIN 13 August 1770 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François LAVALLÉE dit PAQUET

Born: 24 March 1756, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 11 April 1800, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève MERJACQUES 3 April 1780 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE

Born: 9 October 1757, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 18 August 1832, Iberville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine CHAUSSÉ SIMINCE 30 July 1781 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre LAVALLEE

Born: abt. 1758, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 January 1798, L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Married: Agathe CHARLAND 12 January 1784 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1720
17 April 1720
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE and Madeleine COURAULT dite COULON 23 August 1751, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 31 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE was born 15 November 1752, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Jean-François was 32 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Josephte PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE was born 12 June 1754, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-François was 34 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
François LAVALLÉE dit PAQUET was born 24 March 1756, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-François was 35 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE was born 9 October 1757, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-François was 37 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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE married 12 January 1768, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph SABOURIN dit CHAUNIERE (CHOINIERE)

1770 Marriage of Child
Josephte PAQUET dite LAVALLÉE married 13 August 1770, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Francois-Toussaint CHOINIERE dit SABOURIN

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
François LAVALLÉE dit PAQUET married 3 April 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Geneviève MERJACQUES

1781 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PAQUET dit LAVALLÉE married 30 July 1781, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Madeleine CHAUSSÉ SIMINCE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Pierre LAVALLEE married 12 January 1784, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Agathe CHARLAND