Claude PERRAULT

(b. 20 December 1720 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 15 October 1792 , Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada )

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Claude PERRAULT was born 20 December 1720 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Claude PERRAULT was the child of Claude PERRAULT and Marie GOULET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) and Madeleine RACLOS (maternal) Charles GOULET and Marie-Anne RANCIN

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Claude married Marie-Josephe RIVET 25 January 1745 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephe RIVET was born 30 January 1726 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe died 22 September 1764 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe was the child of Maurice RIVET and Marie-Marguerite LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE.

Claude PERRAULT died 15 October 1792 in Saint-Sulpice, 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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Claude PERRAULT married

Marie-Josephe RIVET-- Date: 25 January 1745 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
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Marie-Josephe RIVET was the child of Maurice RIVET and Marie-Marguerite LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE

Children of Claude PERRAULT and Marie-Josephe RIVET:

Joseph PERRAULT (b.23 August 1746, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 26 August 1833, Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada)
m. Elisabeth MAZURET dite LAPIERRE 15 September 1766 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada
m. Marie PAYET 31 January 1774 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste PERRAULT (b.27 March 1750, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 30 January 1838, Joliette, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise-Amable LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 30 January 1775 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

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1720 Birth
20 December 1720
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Claude PERRAULT and Marie-Josephe RIVET 25 January 1745 , Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Joseph PERRAULT was born 23 August 1746, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Claude was 25 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PERRAULT was born 27 March 1750, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Claude was 29 years old.

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.

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe RIVET died 22 September 1764, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

1766 Marriage of Child
Joseph PERRAULT married 15 September 1766 , Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Elisabeth MAZURET dite LAPIERRE

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph PERRAULT married 31 January 1774, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie PAYET

1775 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PERRAULT married 30 January 1775, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise-Amable LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN

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.