Josephte VANDAL

(b. 5 March 1752 , Donnacona, Canada, New France d. 19 May 1830 , Napierville, Lower Canada )

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Josephte VANDAL was born 5 March 1752 in Donnacona, Canada, New France

Josephte VANDAL was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Mathieu VANDAL and Angélique AUGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) François VANDAL and Marie-Antoinette RIPAULT (maternal) Louis-Joseph AUGER and Marie-Geneviève GODIN

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

Josephte married Joseph-Francois BARABE 20 July 1772 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Joseph-Francois BARABE was born abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Joseph-Francois died 1 April 1806 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Joseph-Francois was the child of Joseph BARABÉ and Louise RICHER.

Josephte VANDAL died 19 May 1830 in Napierville, 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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Josephte VANDAL married

Joseph-Francois BARABE-- Date: 20 July 1772 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Francois BARABE was the child of Joseph BARABÉ and Louise RICHER

Children of Joseph-Francois BARABE and Josephte VANDAL:

Louise BARABE (b.1 May 1774, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 March 1856, Henryville, Canada East )

Marie-Antoine BARABE (b.1 March 1778, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 August 1780, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)

Francois-Joseph BARABE (b.4 February 1780, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Angelique BARABE (b.4 February 1785, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 May 1828, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )

Elisabeth BARABE (b.13 April 1787, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 January 1864, Beloeil, Canada East )

Pierre BARABE (b.abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 June 1878, Farnham, Québec, Canada )

Marguerite BARABE (b.18 July 1791, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada d. 2 September 1868, Lacolle, Québec, Canada )
m. Jacques BLAIN 24 October 1814 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Antoine BARABE (b.21 March 1794, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 19 July 1891, Negaunee, Michigan, USA)

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1752 Birth
5 March 1752
Donnacona, Canada, New France

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

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Josephte VANDAL and Joseph-Francois BARABE 20 July 1772 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Louise BARABE was born 1 May 1774, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 22 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Antoine BARABE was born 1 March 1778, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Josephte was 26 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Francois-Joseph BARABE was born 4 February 1780, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 27 years old.

1780 Death of Child
Marie-Antoine BARABE died 21 August 1780, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 28 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Angelique BARABE was born 4 February 1785, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 32 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BARABE was born 13 April 1787, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 35 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Marguerite BARABE was born 18 July 1791, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 39 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Antoine BARABE was born 21 March 1794, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Josephte was 42 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1806 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph-Francois BARABE died 1 April 1806, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

1814 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BARABE married 24 October 1814, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada to Jacques BLAIN

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Death of Child
Angelique BARABE died 15 May 1828, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

Josephte was 76 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)