Marie-Josephe VEGIARD

(b. 2 July 1728 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 4 March 1796 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe VEGIARD was born 2 July 1728 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe VEGIARD was the child of Raymond VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ and Angélique PINEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph PINEAU (PINEAULT) dit LAPERLE and Marie-Catherine RICHER dite LAFLECHE

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

Marie-Josephe married Jacques CUSSON 27 September 1745 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jacques CUSSON was born 28 June 1721 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Jacques was the child of Nicolas-Charles CUSSON and Marguerite RENAUD.

Marie-Josephe married (2) Antoine RIVET 4 February 1760 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine RIVET was born 29 August 1733 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Antoine died 27 July 1807 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Antoine was the child of Michel RIVET and Marie-Helene FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU).

Marie-Josephe VEGIARD died 4 March 1796 in L'Assomption, 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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Marie-Josephe VEGIARD married

Jacques CUSSON-- Date: 27 September 1745 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
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Jacques CUSSON was the child of Nicolas-Charles CUSSON and Marguerite RENAUD

Children of Jacques CUSSON and Marie-Josephe VEGIARD:

Marie-Josephe CUSSON (b.abt. 1749, , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 November 1814, Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER 8 February 1768 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Jacques CUSSON (b.9 April 1752, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 26 May 1811, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte GERVAIS 15 February 1773 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Marguerite CUSSON (b.17 February 1754, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 17 May 1818, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE 1775

Marie-Josephe VEGIARD married

Antoine RIVET-- Date: 4 February 1760 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada
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Antoine RIVET was the child of Michel RIVET and Marie-Helene FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU)

Children of Antoine RIVET and Marie-Josephe VEGIARD:

Antoine RIVET (b.7 May 1761, Verchères, Canada d. 31 July 1838, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )

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1728 Birth
2 July 1728
Verchères, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe VEGIARD and Jacques CUSSON 27 September 1745 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 17 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jacques CUSSON was born 9 April 1752, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 23 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marguerite CUSSON was born 17 February 1754, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 25 years old.

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe VEGIARD and Antoine RIVET 4 February 1760 , Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 31 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Antoine RIVET was born 7 May 1761, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Josephe was 32 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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe CUSSON married 8 February 1768, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste CHEVALIER

1773 Marriage of Child
Jacques CUSSON married 15 February 1773, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil) to Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

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.