flag male ancestor  Jacques-François  VIAU

  (b. 15 February 1721 Longueuil, Canada, New France   d. 6 November 1796 L'Acadie, Lower Canada )  

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Jacques-François VIAU was born 15 February 1721 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Jacques-François VIAU was the child of Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE   and   Marie-Anne-Antoinette GOGUET and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Thérèse ROBIN dite LAPOINTE (maternal)  Pierre GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Antoinette-Anne CHARRON

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Jacques-François  married  Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ 10 May 1745 in Longueuil, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ  was born 10 June 1725 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Marie-Catherine died 3 December 1769 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).  Marie-Catherine was the child of Joseph GAGNÉ and Marie-Josephe BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE.

Jacques-François  married  (2) Marguerite LAQUERRE (LAGUERRE) 11 January 1773 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada .  Marguerite LAQUERRE (LAGUERRE)  was born abt. 1720 in France.  Marguerite died 15 October 1797 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). 

Jacques-François VIAU died 6 November 1796 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .




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Did You Know? 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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Family and Children of Jacques-François VIAU

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Jacques-François VIAU married flag female ancestor Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ-- Date: 10 May 1745 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
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Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ was the child of Joseph GAGNÉ and Marie-Josephe BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE




Children of Jacques-François VIAU and Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ:




Jacques-François VIAU married immigrant flag female ancestor Marguerite LAQUERRE (LAGUERRE)-- Date: 11 January 1773 Place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada


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birth1721 Birth
15 February 1721
Longueuil, Canada, New France
1721 Baptism
Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959
name: Jacques Viau
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 15 Feb 1721
baptism/ christening place: Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil, Longueuil, Chambly, Quebec
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race: White
father's name: Jacques Biau Or Lesperance
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mother's name: Anne Antoinette Goguet
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indexing project (batch) number: C02341-3
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1031703
reference number: P-13 B-3
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marriage1745 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-François VIAU and Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ 10 May 1745, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 24 years old.
1756 Birth of Child
Suzanne VIAU was born 3 December 1756, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Jacques-François was 35 years old.
1761 Birth of Child
Catherine VIAU was born 23 August 1761, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques-François was 40 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne VIAU was born 1 August 1765, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jacques-François was 44 years old.
1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ died 3 December 1769, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
marriage1770 Marriage of Child
Marguerite VIAU dite LESPÉRANCE married 26 November 1770, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean-Louis MONBLEAU dit LATULIPPE
marriage1773 Marriage / Partner
Jacques-François VIAU and Marguerite LAQUERRE (LAGUERRE) 11 January 1773, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 51 years old.
marriage1773 Marriage of Child
Rose VIAU married 19 July 1773, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Joseph ROBIDOUX
News1775 - 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.
marriage1778 Marriage of Child
Catherine VIAU married 7 September 1778 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Antoine ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)
marriage1779 Marriage of Child
Suzanne VIAU married 18 October 1779, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Antoine PAQUET dit LARIVIERE
marriage1785 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne VIAU married 27 June 1785, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Nicolas GARAND
marriage1788 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste VIAU married 24 November 1788, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne DENEAU
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
death1796 Death
6 November 1796
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 75.
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