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Jean-Baptiste VIGNEAULT

(b. 29 August 1708 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 21 April 1785 , Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste VIGNEAULT was born 29 August 1708 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste VIGNEAULT was the child of François VIGNEAULT and Marie-Catherine LAURENCE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Noel LAURENCE and Isabelle-Elizabeth BERTAULT

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Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES 11 January 1734 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children. Marguerite LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES was born 14 June 1711 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 16 October 1788 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Anne HAN dite CHAUSSE.

Jean-Baptiste VIGNEAULT died 21 April 1785 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Jean-Baptiste VIGNEAULT married

Marguerite LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES-- Date: 11 January 1734 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Marguerite LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES was the child of Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Anne HAN dite CHAUSSE

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Children of Jean-Baptiste VIGNEAULT and Marguerite LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES:

Francois VIGNEAULT (b.7 January 1735, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )

Pierre VIGNEAULT (b.30 March 1736, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 6 September 1756, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France )

Marie-Louise-Genevieve VIGNEAULT (b.11 January 1738, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 14 March 1814, Lavaltrie, Lower Canada )
m. Ambroise LAVOIE 8 January 1759 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Marguerite VIGNEAULT (b.12 March 1739, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 16 August 1739, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France)

Therese VIGNEAULT (b.12 March 1739, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 10 October 1749, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France)

Angelique VIGNEAULT (b.8 June 1740, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 5 August 1740, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France)

Barthelemy VIGNEAULT (b.22 August 1741, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 16 January 1747, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France)

Louis VIGNEAULT (b.30 May 1743, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Francoise BERTRAND 8 February 1768 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste VIGNEAULT (b.7 January 1745, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 15 December 1813, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne GUELTE 2 March 1778 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Agathe VIGNEAULT (b.30 September 1746, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 6 October 1813, Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph CUSSON dit FOUBERT 8 February 1768 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Gabriel VIGNEAULT (b.15 December 1748, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 17 June 1817, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Marguerite VIGNEAULT (b.9 October 1750, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 28 April 1806, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Basile-Louis RIEL dit L'IRLANDE 3 February 1783 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Barthelemy VIGNEAULT (b.19 April 1752, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 26 July 1752, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France)

Therese VIGNEAULT (b.6 December 1754, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 25 July 1759, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France )

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1708 Birth
29 August 1708
Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste VIGNEAULT and Marguerite LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES 11 January 1734, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Francois VIGNEAULT was born 7 January 1735, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Pierre VIGNEAULT was born 30 March 1736, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Genevieve VIGNEAULT was born 11 January 1738, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marguerite VIGNEAULT was born 12 March 1739, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Therese VIGNEAULT was born 12 March 1739, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Angelique VIGNEAULT was born 8 June 1740, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Barthelemy VIGNEAULT was born 22 August 1741, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Louis VIGNEAULT was born 30 May 1743, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VIGNEAULT was born 7 January 1745, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Agathe VIGNEAULT was born 30 September 1746, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1747 Death of Child
Barthelemy VIGNEAULT died 16 January 1747, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Gabriel VIGNEAULT was born 15 December 1748, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

1749 Death of Child
Therese VIGNEAULT died 10 October 1749, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marguerite VIGNEAULT was born 9 October 1750, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Barthelemy VIGNEAULT was born 19 April 1752, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Therese VIGNEAULT was born 6 December 1754, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 46 years old.

1756 Death of Child
Pierre VIGNEAULT died 6 September 1756, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise-Genevieve VIGNEAULT married 8 January 1759 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Ambroise LAVOIE

1759 Death of Child
Therese VIGNEAULT died 25 July 1759, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Jean-Baptiste was 50 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
Agathe VIGNEAULT married 8 February 1768 , Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Joseph CUSSON dit FOUBERT

1768 Marriage of Child
Louis VIGNEAULT married 8 February 1768 , Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Francoise BERTRAND

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.