flag male ancestor  Ignace  VAILLANCOURT

  (b. 7 October 1748 La Pocatière, Canada, New France   d. 19 November 1820 Kamouraska, Lower Canada )  

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Ignace VAILLANCOURT was born 7 October 1748 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Ignace 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

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Ignace  married  Marie-Elisabeth PARADIS 17 May 1773 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Elisabeth PARADIS  was born 7 January 1746 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre).  Marie-Elisabeth died 6 June 1791 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre).  Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Alexandre PARADIS and Elisabeth LEVASSEUR.

Ignace VAILLANCOURT died 19 November 1820 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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birth1748 Birth
7 October 1748
La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1773 Marriage / Partner
Ignace VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Elisabeth PARADIS 17 May 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 24 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Thecle VAILLANCOURT was born 14 July 1776, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Ignace was 27 years old.
1780 Birth of Child
Salome VAILLANCOURT was born 6 December 1780, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Ignace was 32 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Elisabeth PARADIS died 6 June 1791, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
marriage1794 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thecle VAILLANCOURT married 16 June 1794, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Barthelemy LAVOIE
marriage1802 Marriage of Child
Salome VAILLANCOURT married 22 February 1802, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jean-François PARADIS
marriage1812 Marriage of Child
Jean VAILLANCOURT married 3 August 1812, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Julie LABBE
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
death1820 Death
19 November 1820
Kamouraska, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 72.
Added: 9/2/2020 3:31:44 PM - Updated: 8/16/2022 2:44:41 PM

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