Jean LAVALLEE

(b. 29 February 1708 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 21 May 1766 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean LAVALLEE was born 29 February 1708 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Jean LAVALLEE was the child of Jean LAVALLÉE and Jeanne-Catherine HUS PAUL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean ("Petit Jean") LAVALLÉE and Marguerite DUSSON (maternal) Paul HUS and Jeanne BAILLARGEON

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

Jean married Madeleine GENEREUX 13 May 1734 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Madeleine GENEREUX was born 15 July 1711 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Madeleine died 19 June 1795 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Madeleine was the child of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX).

Jean LAVALLEE died 21 May 1766 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, 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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Jean LAVALLEE married

Madeleine GENEREUX-- Date: 13 May 1734 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Madeleine GENEREUX was the child of Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Children of Jean LAVALLEE and Madeleine GENEREUX:

Joseph LAVALLEE (b.abt. 1735, , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 May 1812, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )
m. Gertrude MERAUD 22 February 1768 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre LAVALLÉE (b.abt. 1741, , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 July 1812, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte AURE dite LAFERRIERE 3 February 1768 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Francoise LAVALLEE (b.7 May 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. , )

François LAVALLEE (b.6 November 1746, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 7 August 1797, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine MARTIN dite PELLANT 22 January 1770 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Madeleine LAVALLEE (b.abt. 1748, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 5 April 1814, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Ambroise AURE dit LAFERRIERE 30 January 1769 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Michel-Amable LAVALLEE (b.abt. 1750, Sorel, Canada, New France d. 23 April 1817, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dite DUPAS 17 February 1783 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1708 Birth
29 February 1708
Sorel, Canada, New France

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 LAVALLEE and Madeleine GENEREUX 13 May 1734, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 26 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Francoise LAVALLEE was born 7 May 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Jean was 35 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
François LAVALLEE was born 6 November 1746, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean was 38 years old.

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

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.