Michel VIAU

(b. 19 May 1704 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 12 June 1776 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Michel VIAU was born 19 May 1704 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Michel VIAU was the child of Michel VIAU and Helene CHARLES LAJEUNESSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Madeleine PLOUARD (PLOUART) (maternal) Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine NIEL

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

Michel married Marie ROBIN dite LAPOINTE 5 February 1731 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie ROBIN dite LAPOINTE was born July 1711 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 13 May 1795 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie was the child of Michel ROBIN dit LAPOINTE and Angélique DUPRÉ.

Michel VIAU died 12 June 1776 in Longueuil, 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.
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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Michel VIAU married

Marie ROBIN dite LAPOINTE-- Date: 5 February 1731 Place: Longueuil, Canada, New France
Marie ROBIN dite LAPOINTE was the child of Michel ROBIN dit LAPOINTE and Angélique DUPRÉ

Children of Michel VIAU and Marie ROBIN dite LAPOINTE:

Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE (b.14 March 1739, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 23 September 1821, Boucherville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique DUBUC 16 November 1767 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Catherine VIAU (b.21 April 1754, Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 5 December 1845, Boucherville, Canada East )
m. Francois BOURDON 23 November 1778 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1704 Birth
19 May 1704
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
Michel VIAU and Marie ROBIN dite LAPOINTE 5 February 1731, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 26 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE was born 14 March 1739, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Michel was 34 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Catherine VIAU was born 21 April 1754, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Michel was 49 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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste VIAU dit LESPÉRANCE married 16 November 1767, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Marie-Angélique DUBUC

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.