Michel QUINTAL

Born

13 March 1701 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

19 August 1794 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Born: 13 March 1701 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Parents of Michel QUINTAL

Father

François QUINTAL

Mother

Marie GAUTHIER dite BOISVERDUN

Grandparents of Michel QUINTAL

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Maternal grandparents

Charles GAUTHIER dit BOISVERDUN Catherine CAMUS

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

Michel married Madeleine GUERTIN 7 January 1727 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine GUERTIN was born 11 March 1709 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Madeleine was the child of Louis GUERTIN and Marie-Madeleine CHICOINE.

Michel QUINTAL died 19 August 1794 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel QUINTAL

Michel QUINTAL married

Madeleine GUERTIN
Marriage date: 7 January 1727
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Madeleine GUERTIN was the child of Louis GUERTIN and Marie-Madeleine CHICOINE

Children of Michel QUINTAL and Madeleine GUERTIN

Francois QUINTAL

Born: 27 July 1731, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 13 May 1760, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise AMIOT 19 February 1753 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France

Augustin QUINTAL

Born: 2 September 1743, Verchères, Canada, New France
Died: 3 January 1818 , Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite CHAGNON dite LAROSE 5 November 1770 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1701
13 March 1701
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1727 Marriage / Partner
Michel QUINTAL and Madeleine GUERTIN 7 January 1727 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 25 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Francois QUINTAL was born 27 July 1731, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Michel was 30 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Augustin QUINTAL was born 2 September 1743, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 42 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Francois QUINTAL married 19 February 1753, Verchères, Canada, New France to Marie-Louise AMIOT

1760 Death of Child
Francois QUINTAL died 13 May 1760, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Michel was 59 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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Augustin QUINTAL married 5 November 1770, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite CHAGNON dite LAROSE

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.