Charles PETITCLERC

(b. abt. 1693 , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 April 1778 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charles PETITCLERC was born abt. 1693 in Québec Province, Canada

Charles PETITCLERC was the child of Pierre PETITCLERC and Françoise PARIS

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

Charles married Catherine-Jacqueline PREVOST 18 February 1715 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Catherine-Jacqueline PREVOST was born 6 April 1695 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Catherine-Jacqueline died 1 January 1757 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Catherine-Jacqueline was the child of Jean-Baptiste PREVOST and Marie-Anne GIROUX.

Charles married (2) Barbe TARDIF 4 April 1758 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . Barbe TARDIF was born 22 January 1701 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Barbe died 8 February 1773 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Barbe was the child of Guillaume LETARDIF and Marguerite GODIN.

Charles PETITCLERC died 24 April 1778 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, 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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Charles PETITCLERC married

Catherine-Jacqueline PREVOST-- Date: 18 February 1715 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Catherine-Jacqueline PREVOST was the child of Jean-Baptiste PREVOST and Marie-Anne GIROUX

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Children of Charles PETITCLERC and Catherine-Jacqueline PREVOST:

Marie-Josephte-Francoise PETITCLERC (b.20 January 1718, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Francois-Marie ALAIN 27 November 1741 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte PETITCLERC (b.10 December 1719, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph ALAIN 27 November 1741 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Louis-Joseph PETITCLERC (b.16 April 1721, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 29 June 1806, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Angelique-Desanges RENAUD 15 January 1747 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
m. Marie-Madeleine GINGRAS 16 July 1749 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne PETITCLERC (b.7 May 1724, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean VALIN 12 February 1748 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Charles PETITCLERC (b.23 September 1731, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 30 December 1788, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Marguerite MEUNIER 28 July 1760 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada
m. Marie-Anne TRUDEL 15 January 1781 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Charles PETITCLERC married

Barbe TARDIF-- Date: 4 April 1758 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Barbe TARDIF was the child of Guillaume LETARDIF and Marguerite GODIN

Children of Charles PETITCLERC and Barbe TARDIF:

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 Marriage / Partner
Charles PETITCLERC and Catherine-Jacqueline PREVOST 18 February 1715, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte-Francoise PETITCLERC was born 20 January 1718, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

1719 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte PETITCLERC was born 10 December 1719, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph PETITCLERC was born 16 April 1721, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

1724 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PETITCLERC was born 7 May 1724, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

1731 Birth of Child
Charles PETITCLERC was born 23 September 1731, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

1741 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte PETITCLERC married 27 November 1741, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Joseph ALAIN

1741 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte-Francoise PETITCLERC married 27 November 1741 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Francois-Marie ALAIN

1747 Marriage of Child
Louis-Joseph PETITCLERC married 15 January 1747, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie-Angelique-Desanges RENAUD

1748 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PETITCLERC married 12 February 1748 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Jean VALIN

1749 Marriage of Child
Louis-Joseph PETITCLERC married 16 July 1749, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Marie-Madeleine GINGRAS

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

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine-Jacqueline PREVOST died 1 January 1757, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

1758 Marriage / Partner
Charles PETITCLERC and Barbe TARDIF 4 April 1758, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

1760 Marriage of Child
Charles PETITCLERC married 28 July 1760, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Marguerite MEUNIER

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.

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Barbe TARDIF died 8 February 1773, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

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.