Etienne VACHON

(b. 30 August 1722 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1789 , Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Etienne VACHON was born 30 August 1722 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Etienne VACHON was the child of Noel VACHON dit PAMERLAUX and Marie-Jeanne BÉLANGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel VACHON dit PAMERLAUX and Monique GIROUX (maternal) Paul BÉLANGER and Jeanne MAHEU

Etienne had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Etienne married Geneviève-Victoire LESSARD 20 June 1750 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève-Victoire LESSARD was born 11 September 1727 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Geneviève-Victoire died 28 December 1808 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Geneviève-Victoire was the child of François-Malo LESSARD and Angélique RACINE.

Etienne VACHON died 27 January 1789 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, 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.
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Etienne VACHON married

Geneviève-Victoire LESSARD-- Date: 20 June 1750 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Geneviève-Victoire LESSARD was the child of François-Malo LESSARD and Angélique RACINE

Children of Etienne VACHON and Geneviève-Victoire LESSARD:

Etienne VACHON (b.25 August 1753, Sainte-Marie, Canada, New France d. 16 March 1830, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique MARCOUX 13 February 1775 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

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1722 Birth
30 August 1722
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Etienne VACHON and Geneviève-Victoire LESSARD 20 June 1750, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 27 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Etienne VACHON was born 25 August 1753, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Etienne was 31 years old.

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.

Revolutionary War
VACHON,Etienne, pere. Ste-Marie-de-Beauce. Bad subject (BTW).
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1775 Marriage of Child
Etienne VACHON married 13 February 1775, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce) to Marie-Angélique MARCOUX

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.