Jean VEZINA

(b. 6 November 1713 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 4 March 1775 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean VEZINA was born 6 November 1713 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Jean VEZINA was the child of François VÉZINA and Marguerite MATHIEU and the grandchild of: (paternal) François VÉZINA and Marie CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE (maternal) Jean MATHIEU and Louise-Anne LETARTRE (LETARTE)

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Jean married Marie-Bernadine ROY 23 November 1741 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Bernadine ROY was born 10 March 1718 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Bernadine died 20 August 1810 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Bernadine was the child of Pierre-Louis ROY and Marie-Madeleine ROY.

Jean VEZINA died 4 March 1775 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, 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 VEZINA married

Marie-Bernadine ROY-- Date: 23 November 1741 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Bernadine ROY was the child of Pierre-Louis ROY and Marie-Madeleine ROY

Children of Jean VEZINA and Marie-Bernadine ROY:

Marguerite VEZINA (b.17 March 1742, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 17 August 1819, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Lower Canada)
m. Nicolas LEFRANCOIS 17 January 1763 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Pierre VEZINA (b.21 December 1744, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 19 January 1815, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Anne MAROIS 16 November 1767 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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1713 Birth
6 November 1713
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Jean VEZINA and Marie-Bernadine ROY 23 November 1741, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 28 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marguerite VEZINA was born 17 March 1742, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Jean was 28 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Pierre VEZINA was born 21 December 1744, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Jean was 31 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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marguerite VEZINA married 17 January 1763, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Nicolas LEFRANCOIS

1767 Marriage of Child
Pierre VEZINA married 16 November 1767, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne MAROIS