François VADNAIS

(b. 10 February 1767 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 August 1830 , Yamaska, Lower Canada )

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François VADNAIS was born 10 February 1767 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

François VADNAIS was the child of Antoine VADNAIS (VADENAIS) and Francoise LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste VADENAIS D'ARGENTEUIL and Marguerite-Anne MOUSSEAU dite DÉSILETS (maternal) Nicolas LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Jeanne CADERON ST-PIERRE DITE RENARD

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

François married Genevieve COULOMBE 12 January 1789 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve COULOMBE was born 15 April 1771 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Genevieve died 8 June 1834 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Genevieve was the child of Pierre-Ignace COULOMBE and Marie BOUCHER.

François VADNAIS died 30 August 1830 in Yamaska, 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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François VADNAIS married

Genevieve COULOMBE-- Date: 12 January 1789 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve COULOMBE was the child of Pierre-Ignace COULOMBE and Marie BOUCHER

Children of François VADNAIS and Genevieve COULOMBE:

François VADNAIS (b.8 January 1798, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada d. 6 June 1881, Saint-Théodore-d'Acton, Acton, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marguerite HOULE 24 January 1820 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1767 Birth
10 February 1767
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
François VADNAIS and Genevieve COULOMBE 12 January 1789, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 21 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1798 Birth of Child
François VADNAIS was born 8 January 1798, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

François was 30 years old.

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 Marriage of Child
François VADNAIS married 24 January 1820, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marguerite HOULE

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England