Adrien RHEAULT

(b. 6 May 1735 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1792 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Adrien RHEAULT was born 6 May 1735 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Adrien RHEAULT was the child of Joseph RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) and Marie-Catherine LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-François RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) and Françoise DUBOIS (maternal) Jacques LEFEBVRE and Marie-Anne LEBLANC dite LABRIE

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

Adrien married Josephte FRIGON 19 July 1762 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Josephte FRIGON was born 7 March 1739 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Josephte died 8 October 1816 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Josephte was the child of Francois FRIGON and Marie-Jeanne DESHAIES.

Adrien RHEAULT died 12 July 1792 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Adrien RHEAULT was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Family and Children of Adrien RHEAULT

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Adrien RHEAULT married

Josephte FRIGON-- Date: 19 July 1762 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Josephte FRIGON was the child of Francois FRIGON and Marie-Jeanne DESHAIES

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Children of Adrien RHEAULT and Josephte FRIGON:

Nathalie RHEAULT (b.24 July 1763, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 June 1830, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Francois RHEAULT (b.5 July 1764, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 June 1794, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada )

Joseph RHEAULT (b.8 May 1766, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 August 1844, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East )

Francoise RHEAULT (b.7 September 1767, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 June 1843, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )

Marie-Josephte RHEAULT (b.26 March 1769, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 June 1826, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Pierre RHEAULT (b.28 July 1770, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 December 1848, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )

Antoine RHEAULT (b.17 July 1772, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 December 1846, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )

Marguerite RHEAULT (b.abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada d. 27 September 1800, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste ST-LOUIS 20 November 1797 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Anne RHEAULT (b.1 May 1774, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Clement RHEAULT (b.22 April 1776, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1735 Birth
6 May 1735
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Adrien RHEAULT and Josephte FRIGON 19 July 1762, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 27 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Nathalie RHEAULT was born 24 July 1763, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Adrien was 28 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Francois RHEAULT was born 5 July 1764, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Adrien was 29 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph RHEAULT was born 8 May 1766, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Adrien was 31 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Francoise RHEAULT was born 7 September 1767, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Adrien was 32 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte RHEAULT was born 26 March 1769, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Adrien was 33 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Pierre RHEAULT was born 28 July 1770, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Adrien was 35 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Antoine RHEAULT was born 17 July 1772, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Adrien was 37 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RHEAULT was born 1 May 1774, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Adrien was 39 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Clement RHEAULT was born 22 April 1776, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Adrien was 40 years old.

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