Augustin VEGIARD

(b. 16 January 1723 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1791 , Beloeil, Lower Canada )

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Augustin VEGIARD was born 16 January 1723 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Augustin 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

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Augustin married Marie-Marguérite CUSSON 8 July 1748 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Marguérite CUSSON was born 2 January 1726 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marguérite died 25 February 1798 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Marie-Marguérite was the child of Nicolas-Charles CUSSON and Marguerite RENAUD.

Augustin VEGIARD died 16 February 1791 in Beloeil, 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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Augustin VEGIARD married

Marie-Marguérite CUSSON-- Date: 8 July 1748 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
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Marie-Marguérite CUSSON was the child of Nicolas-Charles CUSSON and Marguerite RENAUD

Children of Augustin VEGIARD and Marie-Marguérite CUSSON:

Joseph-Marie VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ (b.8 August 1750, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )

Augustin VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ (b.4 November 1753, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 21 December 1809, Beloeil, Lower Canada )

Antoine-Barthelemy VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ (b.18 August 1758, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 4 April 1828, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (b.26 February 1765, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 June 1828, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)

Josephte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (b.21 July 1767, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 July 1767, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)

Charlotte-Josephte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ (b.abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. 15 April 1843, Montréal, Canada East )

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1723 Birth
16 January 1723
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Augustin VEGIARD and Marie-Marguérite CUSSON 8 July 1748 , Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was born 8 August 1750, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 27 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Augustin VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was born 4 November 1753, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 30 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Antoine-Barthelemy VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ was born 18 August 1758, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 35 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Marguerite VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 26 February 1765, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 42 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Josephte VEGIARD dite LABONTÉ was born 21 July 1767, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 44 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.