Michel QUINTAL

(b. 13 March 1701 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 19 August 1794 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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Michel QUINTAL was born 13 March 1701 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Michel QUINTAL was the child of François QUINTAL and Marie GAUTHIER dite BOISVERDUN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Charles GAUTHIER dit BOISVERDUN and Catherine CAMUS

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

Michel married Madeleine GUERTIN 7 January 1727 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine GUERTIN was born 11 March 1709 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Madeleine was the child of Louis GUERTIN and Marie-Madeleine CHICOINE.

Michel QUINTAL died 19 August 1794 in Verchères, 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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Family and Children of Michel QUINTAL

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Michel QUINTAL married

Madeleine GUERTIN-- Date: 7 January 1727 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Madeleine GUERTIN was the child of Louis GUERTIN and Marie-Madeleine CHICOINE

Children of Michel QUINTAL and Madeleine GUERTIN:

Francois QUINTAL (b.27 July 1731, Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 13 May 1760, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Louise AMIOT 19 February 1753 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Augustin QUINTAL (b.2 September 1743, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 3 January 1818 , Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite CHAGNON dite LAROSE 5 November 1770 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1701 Birth
13 March 1701
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

1727 Marriage / Partner
Michel QUINTAL and Madeleine GUERTIN 7 January 1727 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 25 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Francois QUINTAL was born 27 July 1731, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Michel was 30 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Augustin QUINTAL was born 2 September 1743, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 42 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Francois QUINTAL married 19 February 1753, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Louise AMIOT

1760 Death of Child
Francois QUINTAL died 13 May 1760, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Michel was 59 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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Augustin QUINTAL married 5 November 1770, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marguerite CHAGNON dite LAROSE

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.