Marie-Josephte VAILLANT

Born

15 January 1721 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

3 May 1808 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephte married Louis FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE 22 January 1748 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE was born 12 June 1718 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Louis died 7 March 1760 in L'Assomption, Canada . Louis was the child of Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Charlotte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ .

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephte VAILLANT

Parents of Marie-Josephte VAILLANT

Father

Pierre-René VAILLANT

Mother

Marie-Anne GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

Grandparents of Marie-Josephte VAILLANT

Paternal grandparents

Pierre VAILLANT Jeanne FAUCHEUX

Maternal grandparents

Mathurin GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE Nicole PHILIPPEAU (PHILLAPPEAU)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephte VAILLANT

Marie-Josephte VAILLANT married

Louis FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE
Marriage date: 22 January 1748
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Louis FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Jacques FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Charlotte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ

Children of Louis FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Josephte VAILLANT

Elisabeth-Isabelle FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE

Born: 27 January 1750, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 7 November 1782, Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis-Sulpice FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE

Born: abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1721
15 January 1721
Varennes, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte VAILLANT and Louis FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE 22 January 1748, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 27 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Elisabeth-Isabelle FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 27 January 1750, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Josephte was 29 years old.

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

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis FOISY dit LAFRENIÈRE died 7 March 1760, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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.

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.

1782 Death of Child
Elisabeth-Isabelle FOISY dite LAFRENIÈRE died 7 November 1782, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Marie-Josephte was 61 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1808
3 May 1808
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 87.

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