Nicolas VANDAL

(b. 21 January 1724 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 11 February 1792 , Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada )

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Nicolas VANDAL was born 21 January 1724 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Nicolas VANDAL was the child of François VANDAL and Marie-Antoinette RIPAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) François VANDAL and Marie-Madeleine PINEL (maternal) Jacques-Roch RIPAULT and Marie-Anne AUBERT

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

Nicolas married Madeleine-Felicite GODIN 7 July 1749 in Donnacona, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Madeleine-Felicite GODIN was born 3 September 1723 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Madeleine-Felicite died 17 August 1789 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Madeleine-Felicite was the child of Jean-François GODIN (GAUDIN) and Geneviève LEFRANCOIS.

Nicolas VANDAL died 11 February 1792 in Neuville, Portneuf, 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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Nicolas VANDAL married

Madeleine-Felicite GODIN-- Date: 7 July 1749 Place: Donnacona, Canada, New France
Madeleine-Felicite GODIN was the child of Jean-François GODIN (GAUDIN) and Geneviève LEFRANCOIS

Children of Nicolas VANDAL and Madeleine-Felicite GODIN:

Nicolas VANDAL (b.26 June 1752, Donnacona, Canada, New France d. 7 July 1752, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )

Marie-Rosalie VANDAL (b.15 September 1753, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1773, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada )

Josephte VANDAL (b.12 November 1754, Donnacona, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1779, Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph GODIN 5 February 1776 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Nicolas VANDAL (b.9 April 1756, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 25 April 1756, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )

Nicolas VANDAL (b.4 June 1757, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1794, Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine PELLETIER 23 February 1778 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Louise VANDAL (b.18 August 1759, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 23 August 1759, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )

Marie-Anne VANDAL (b.18 October 1760, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada d. 20 February 1783, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre AYOTTE 12 February 1781 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste VANDAL (b.8 February 1762, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada d. 1 March 1762, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada )

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1724 Birth
21 January 1724
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas VANDAL and Madeleine-Felicite GODIN 7 July 1749, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

He was 25 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Nicolas VANDAL was born 26 June 1752, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Nicolas was 28 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Rosalie VANDAL was born 15 September 1753, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Nicolas was 29 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Josephte VANDAL was born 12 November 1754, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Nicolas was 30 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Nicolas VANDAL was born 9 April 1756, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Nicolas was 32 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Nicolas VANDAL was born 4 June 1757, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Nicolas was 33 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise VANDAL was born 18 August 1759, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Nicolas was 35 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VANDAL was born 18 October 1760, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Nicolas was 36 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VANDAL was born 8 February 1762, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Nicolas was 38 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.

1773 Death of Child
Marie-Rosalie VANDAL died 22 March 1773, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Nicolas was 49 years old.

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Josephte VANDAL married 5 February 1776, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Joseph GODIN

1778 Marriage of Child
Nicolas VANDAL married 23 February 1778, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Madeleine PELLETIER

1779 Death of Child
Josephte VANDAL died 27 January 1779, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Nicolas was 55 years old.

1781 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne VANDAL married 12 February 1781, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Pierre AYOTTE

1783 Death of Child
Marie-Anne VANDAL died 20 February 1783, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Nicolas was 59 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine-Felicite GODIN died 17 August 1789, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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

1792 Death
11 February 1792
Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 68.

Added: 7/12/2010 12:37:26 PM - Updated: 6/17/2025 9:18:33 AM