Marguerite RIVET

(b. 19 April 1723 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 4 November 1793 , Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada )

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Marguerite RIVET was born 19 April 1723 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Marguerite RIVET was the child of Michel RIVET and Marie-Helene FOUCRAULT (FOUQUEREAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Maurice RIVET and Marie-Moise CUSSON (maternal) Urbain-Pierre FOUCAULT (FOUQUEREAU) and Jeanne ROSSIGNOL

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Marguerite married Paul-Amable JETTE 22 February 1751 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Paul-Amable JETTE was born 2 June 1728 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Paul-Amable was the child of Paul-Amable JETTE and Marguerite CHAMPAGNE dite ST-MARTIN.

Marguerite RIVET died 4 November 1793 in Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada.

m. Jette Paul-Amable

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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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Marguerite RIVET married

Paul-Amable JETTE-- Date: 22 February 1751 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Paul-Amable JETTE was the child of Paul-Amable JETTE and Marguerite CHAMPAGNE dite ST-MARTIN

Children of Paul-Amable JETTE and Marguerite RIVET:

Michel-Amable JETTE (b.22 December 1751, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Louise BARBIER 21 September 1772 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Paul-Amable JETTE (b.20 August 1753, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Charlotte MEUNIER 10 February 1777 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

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1723 Birth
19 April 1723
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite RIVET and Paul-Amable JETTE 22 February 1751, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

She was 27 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Michel-Amable JETTE was born 22 December 1751, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 28 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Paul-Amable JETTE was born 20 August 1753, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 30 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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Michel-Amable JETTE married 21 September 1772, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Louise BARBIER

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Paul-Amable JETTE married 10 February 1777, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Marie-Charlotte MEUNIER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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