Francoise QUIRION (QUERILLON)

(b. 29 October 1723 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 9 October 1805 , Beauceville, Lower Canada )

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Francoise QUIRION (QUERILLON) was born 29 October 1723 in Québec, Canada, New France

Francoise QUIRION (QUERILLON) was the child of Joseph QUIRION (QUERILLON) and Marguerite GIROUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Julien QUÉRILLON dit DANIEL and Marie-Anne LAVERGNE (maternal) Charles GIROUX and Marguerite BRUNEAU

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

Francoise married Rene-Augustin VEILLEUX (VERIEUL) 20 August 1742 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Rene-Augustin VEILLEUX (VERIEUL) was born abt. 1710 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Rene-Augustin was the child of Nicolas VÉRIEU (VEILLEUX) (VÉRIEUL) and Madeleine DUCHESNE.

Francoise QUIRION (QUERILLON) died 9 October 1805 in Beauceville, 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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Family and Children of Francoise QUIRION (QUERILLON)

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Francoise QUIRION (QUERILLON) married

Rene-Augustin VEILLEUX (VERIEUL)-- Date: 20 August 1742 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Rene-Augustin VEILLEUX (VERIEUL) was the child of Nicolas VÉRIEU (VEILLEUX) (VÉRIEUL) and Madeleine DUCHESNE

Children of Rene-Augustin VEILLEUX (VERIEUL) and Francoise QUIRION (QUERILLON):

Joseph VEILLEUX (b.26 April 1744, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 14 January 1820, Beauceville, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine ROY 7 February 1763 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Basile VEILLEUX (b.15 March 1748, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 10 June 1826, Beauceville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe ROY 2 March 1767

Augustin VEILLEUX (b.7 July 1764, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 April 1831, Beauceville, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite ROY 5 November 1793 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

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1723 Birth
29 October 1723
Québec, Canada, New France

1742 Marriage / Partner
Francoise QUIRION (QUERILLON) and Rene-Augustin VEILLEUX (VERIEUL) 20 August 1742, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Joseph VEILLEUX was born 26 April 1744, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Francoise was 20 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Basile VEILLEUX was born 15 March 1748, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Francoise 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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Joseph VEILLEUX married 7 February 1763, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada to Madeleine ROY

1764 Birth of Child
Augustin VEILLEUX was born 7 July 1764, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Francoise was 40 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.