Amable VERREAULT (VERREAU)

(b. 20 August 1738 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1811 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Amable VERREAULT (VERREAU) was born 20 August 1738 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Amable VERREAULT (VERREAU) was the child of Prisque-Barthelemy VERREAULT (VERREAU) and Marie-Jeanne COCHON (CAUCHON) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Barthélémy VERREAULT (VERREAU) and Marguerite PRIEUR (maternal) Joseph-Antoine COCHON (CAUCHON) and Marguerite TOUPIN dite DUSAULT

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

Amable married Francoise-Philotee POITEVIN dite POTVIN 27 October 1766 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Francoise-Philotee POITEVIN dite POTVIN was born 16 June 1744 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Francoise-Philotee was the child of Michel POITEVIN and Françoise TREMBLAY.

Amable VERREAULT (VERREAU) died 27 January 1811 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Amable VERREAULT (VERREAU) married

Francoise-Philotee POITEVIN dite POTVIN-- Date: 27 October 1766 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Francoise-Philotee POITEVIN dite POTVIN was the child of Michel POITEVIN and Françoise TREMBLAY

Children of Amable VERREAULT (VERREAU) and Francoise-Philotee POITEVIN dite POTVIN:

Charlotte VERREAULT (b.2 March 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 April 1830, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne SAVARD 26 November 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Amable VERREAULT (b.26 June 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 June 1835, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve SAVARD 28 January 1805 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Angelique VERREAULT (b.29 November 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 July 1854, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Frederic FILION 7 May 1805 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Athalie VERREAULT (b.16 March 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER dit LACOULINE 10 January 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Augustin VERREAULT (b.20 July 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Elisabeth TRUCHON dite LEVEILLE 23 June 1807 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Agnes TREMBLAY 26 August 1816 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Joseph VERREAULT (b.8 September 1784, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Madeleine TREMBLAY 29 August 1820 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1738 Birth
20 August 1738
Château-Richer, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Amable VERREAULT (VERREAU) and Francoise-Philotee POITEVIN dite POTVIN 27 October 1766, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 28 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Charlotte VERREAULT was born 2 March 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Amable was 34 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Amable VERREAULT was born 26 June 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Amable was 36 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Angelique VERREAULT was born 29 November 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Amable was 39 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Athalie VERREAULT was born 16 March 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Amable was 41 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Augustin VERREAULT was born 20 July 1782, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Amable was 43 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Joseph VERREAULT was born 8 September 1784, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Amable was 46 years old.

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

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

1798 Marriage of Child
Charlotte VERREAULT married 26 November 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Etienne SAVARD

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

1805 Marriage of Child
Amable VERREAULT married 28 January 1805, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Genevieve SAVARD

1805 Marriage of Child
Angelique VERREAULT married 7 May 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Frederic FILION

1807 Marriage of Child
Augustin VERREAULT married 23 June 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Elisabeth TRUCHON dite LEVEILLE

1809 Marriage of Child
Athalie VERREAULT married 10 January 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER dit LACOULINE