Jacques VALOIS

(b. 23 May 1754 , Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 4 January 1813 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Jacques VALOIS was born 23 May 1754 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Jacques VALOIS was the child of Jacques VALOIS and Marie-Angélique BÉRARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques VALOIS dit GRANDCHAMP and Marguerite CARPENTIER (maternal) Pierre BÉRARD and Marie-Jeanne DERY (D'HERY)

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

Jacques married Marguerite BOUCHER 1 February 1779 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BOUCHER was born 20 July 1760 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marguerite died 20 April 1808 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marguerite was the child of Joseph-Marie BOUCHER and Josephte BAILLARGEON.

Jacques VALOIS died 4 January 1813 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .

m. Boucher Marguerite

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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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Jacques VALOIS married

Marguerite BOUCHER-- Date: 1 February 1779 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite BOUCHER was the child of Joseph-Marie BOUCHER and Josephte BAILLARGEON

Children of Jacques VALOIS and Marguerite BOUCHER:

Geneviève VALOIS (b.21 December 1802, Berthierville, Lower Canada d. 27 November 1878, Colchester, Vermont, USA )
m. Abraham Amable STERN dit WELLS 15 October 1827 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1754 Birth
23 May 1754
Berthierville, Canada, New France

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Jacques VALOIS and Marguerite BOUCHER 1 February 1779, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 24 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Birth of Child
Geneviève VALOIS was born 21 December 1802, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Jacques was 48 years old.