Prudent VINET

(b. 14 October 1732 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1781 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Prudent VINET was born 14 October 1732 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France

Prudent VINET was the child of François VINET and Marie-Françoise JANOT dite LACHAPELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean VINET dit SOULIGNY and Jeanne-Philippe ETIENNE (maternal) Robert JANOT dit LACHAPELLE and Anne-Thérèse LANGLOIS

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Prudent married Françoise DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE 26 February 1759 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was born 16 December 1738 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Françoise died 12 May 1824 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada. Françoise was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Françoise LEFEBVRE dite ST-JEAN.

Prudent VINET died 16 February 1781 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, 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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Prudent VINET married

Françoise DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE-- Date: 26 February 1759 Place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Françoise DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESAUTELS dit LAPOINTE and Françoise LEFEBVRE dite ST-JEAN

Children of Prudent VINET and Françoise DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE:

Jean-Baptiste VINET dit SOULIGNY (b.29 April 1763, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 June 1832, Lachenaie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Marguerite LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE 2 August 1784 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

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1732 Birth
14 October 1732
Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Prudent VINET and Françoise DESAUTELS dite LAPOINTE 26 February 1759, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

He was 26 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VINET dit SOULIGNY was born 29 April 1763, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Prudent was 30 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.