Charles VAILLANCOURT

(b. 19 September 1742 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1810 , L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada )

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Charles VAILLANCOURT was born 19 September 1742 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Charles VAILLANCOURT was the child of Joseph VAILLANCOURT and Thérèse MARTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert VAILLANCOURT and Geneviève DESTROISMAISONS (maternal) Louis MARTIN and Louise-Angélique RATTÉ

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

Charles married Catherine OUELLET 26 November 1770 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine OUELLET was born abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine died 21 January 1833 in Cacouna, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna). Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Geneviève TARDIF.

Charles VAILLANCOURT died 28 March 1810 in L'Isle-Verte, Lower 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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Charles VAILLANCOURT married

Catherine OUELLET-- Date: 26 November 1770 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine OUELLET was the child of Jean-Baptiste OUELLET and Geneviève TARDIF

Children of Charles VAILLANCOURT and Catherine OUELLET:

Charles VAILLANCOURT (b.30 November 1775, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie COTE 30 October 1797 in L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

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1742 Birth
19 September 1742
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Charles VAILLANCOURT and Catherine OUELLET 26 November 1770, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 28 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Charles VAILLANCOURT was born 30 November 1775, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Charles was 33 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.

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)

1797 Marriage of Child
Charles VAILLANCOURT married 30 October 1797, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte) to Marie COTE

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