Vital TROTTIER

(b. 11 November 1726 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 20 July 1803 , Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada )

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Vital TROTTIER was born 11 November 1726 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Vital TROTTIER was the child of Joseph TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX and Catherine MARTIN dite LANGEVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Benjamin TROTTIER and Jeanne ROBILLARD (maternal) François MARTIN dit LANGEVIN and Catherine GOYER dite BELISLE

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Vital married Josephte BEAULNE 8 April 1750 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte BEAULNE was born 14 September 1731 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Josephte died 13 March 1775 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste BAUNE (BEAULNE) and Louise-Helene PROULX.

Vital TROTTIER died 20 July 1803 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, 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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Vital TROTTIER married

Josephte BEAULNE-- Date: 8 April 1750 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France
Josephte BEAULNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BAUNE (BEAULNE) and Louise-Helene PROULX

Children of Vital TROTTIER and Josephte BEAULNE:

Marie-Josephte TROTTIER (b.27 June 1751, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 14 May 1788, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Charles AUBERT 7 February 1774 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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1726 Birth
11 November 1726
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Vital TROTTIER and Josephte BEAULNE 8 April 1750, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 23 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte TROTTIER was born 27 June 1751, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Vital was 24 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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte TROTTIER married 7 February 1774, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Charles AUBERT

1775 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte BEAULNE died 13 March 1775, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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.