flag female ancestor  Marie-Modeste  VAILLANCOURT

  (b. 9 February 1749 L'Islet, Canada, New France   d. 18 April 1827 Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada )  

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Marie-Modeste VAILLANCOURT was born 9 February 1749 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Marie-Modeste VAILLANCOURT was the child of Jean-Baptiste VAILLANCOURT   and   Felicite THIBAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Robert VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Anne DURAND (maternal)  Jean-François THIBEAULT (THIBAULT) and Angélique PROULX

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Marie-Modeste  married  Romain CHOUINARD 11 January 1779 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Romain CHOUINARD  was born 6 June 1748 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours).  Romain died 16 January 1828 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada.  Romain was the child of Pierre CHOUINARD and Marie-Anne PELLETIER.

Marie-Modeste VAILLANCOURT died 18 April 1827 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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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Marie-Modeste VAILLANCOURT married flag male ancestor Romain CHOUINARD-- Date: 11 January 1779 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Romain CHOUINARD was the child of Pierre CHOUINARD and Marie-Anne PELLETIER




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birth1749 Birth
9 February 1749
L'Islet, 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.
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.
marriage1779 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Modeste VAILLANCOURT and Romain CHOUINARD 11 January 1779, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

She was 29 years old.
1779 Birth of Child
Romain CHOUINARD was born 20 November 1779, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie-Modeste was 30 years old.
1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Modeste CHOUINARD was born 18 November 1783, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Marie-Modeste was 34 years old.
1785 Birth of Child
Therese CHOUINARD was born 22 July 1785, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Marie-Modeste was 36 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1799 Marriage of Child
Romain CHOUINARD married 4 February 1799, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Francoise TALBOT
marriage1801 Marriage of Child
Marie-Modeste CHOUINARD married 12 January 1801, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Henri OUELLET
marriage1804 Marriage of Child
Therese CHOUINARD married 6 June 1804, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Francois-Roger CARON
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
death1827 Death
18 April 1827
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 78.
Added: 8/15/2022 5:39:04 PM - Updated: 1/29/2025 4:04:16 PM

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