Paul NAULT

(b. 24 October 1740 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 2 January 1830 , Deschambault, Lower Canada )

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Paul NAULT was born 24 October 1740 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Paul NAULT was the child of René NAU (NAULT) and Catherine BENOIT dite ABEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) François NAU (NAULT) and Marie-Thérèse CHAILLE (maternal) Pierre BENOIT dit ABEL and Marie DIONNE

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Paul married Marie-Josephte JEAN dite DENIS 25 January 1773 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte JEAN dite DENIS was born 16 December 1754 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Josephte died 11 October 1808 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-François JEAN dit DENIS and Josephte LAFONTAINE.

Paul NAULT died 2 January 1830 in Deschambault, 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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Paul NAULT married

Marie-Josephte JEAN dite DENIS-- Date: 25 January 1773 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Josephte JEAN dite DENIS was the child of Jean-François JEAN dit DENIS and Josephte LAFONTAINE

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1740 Birth
24 October 1740
Deschambault, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Paul NAULT and Marie-Josephte JEAN dite DENIS 25 January 1773, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 32 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.