Augustin VAILLANT

(b. 10 July 1727 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 11 September 1790 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Augustin VAILLANT was born 10 July 1727 in Québec, Canada, New France

Augustin VAILLANT was the child of Antoine VAILLANT and Marie-Angelique GUAY and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Baptiste GUAY and Marie-Agnes SIMON

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

Augustin married Marguerite PALARDY 1 April 1761 in Verchères, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite PALARDY was born 23 December 1744 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marguerite was the child of Pierre-Charles PALARDY and Marie-Madeleine JARRET dite BEAUREGARD.

Augustin VAILLANT died 11 September 1790 in Contrecœur, 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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Augustin VAILLANT married

Marguerite PALARDY-- Date: 1 April 1761 Place: Verchères, Canada
Marguerite PALARDY was the child of Pierre-Charles PALARDY and Marie-Madeleine JARRET dite BEAUREGARD

Children of Augustin VAILLANT and Marguerite PALARDY:

Ursule VAILLANT (b.11 October 1766, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 May 1863, Contrecœur, Canada East )
m. Jacques BERTHIAUME 12 August 1788 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1727 Birth
10 July 1727
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Augustin VAILLANT and Marguerite PALARDY 1 April 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 33 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Ursule VAILLANT was born 11 October 1766, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Augustin was 39 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.