Vincent VEZINA

Born

15 January 1723 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Died

26 January 1794 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

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Pierre VÉZINA Marie-Jeanne LETARTRE (LETARTE)

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Vincent VEZINA was born 15 January 1723 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Vincent VEZINA was the child of Pierre VÉZINA and Marie-Jeanne LETARTRE (LETARTE)

and the grandchild of: (paternal) François VÉZINA (VOISINAT) and Jeanne MARIER (maternal) Charles LETARTRE (LETARTE) and Marie MAHEU

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Vincent married Marie-Felicite LEGRIS dite LEPINE 13 April 1750 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Felicite LEGRIS dite LEPINE was born 16 February 1728 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Felicite died 28 January 1788 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marie-Felicite was the child of Jean LEGRIS dit LEPINE and Jeanne MORIN.

Vincent VEZINA died 26 January 1794 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower 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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Vincent VEZINA married

Marie-Felicite LEGRIS dite LEPINE-- Date: 13 April 1750 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Marie-Felicite LEGRIS dite LEPINE was the child of Jean LEGRIS dit LEPINE and Jeanne MORIN

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Children of Vincent VEZINA and Marie-Felicite LEGRIS dite LEPINE

Felicite VEZINA (b.3 April 1755, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 31 July 1805, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Charles LESSARD 15 January 1781 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

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1723 Birth
15 January 1723
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Vincent VEZINA and Marie-Felicite LEGRIS dite LEPINE 13 April 1750, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 27 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Felicite VEZINA was born 3 April 1755, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Vincent was 32 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.

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.