Marie-Louise PELLETIER

(b. 26 August 1748 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 28 May 1822 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise PELLETIER was born 26 August 1748 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise PELLETIER was the child of Étienne PELLETIER and Marie-Josephe PEPIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PELLETIER and Marie-Madeleine-Ursule ARBOUR (HARBOUR) (maternal) Jean PEPIN dit DESCARDONNETS and Marie-Madeleine LOISEAU (LOYSEAU)

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Marie-Louise married Michel MARETTE dit DESMARAIS 12 October 1767 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Michel MARETTE dit DESMARAIS was born 3 February 1749 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Michel died 27 November 1814 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Michel was the child of Michel MARETTE dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Elisabeth BOUSQUET.

Marie-Louise PELLETIER died 28 May 1822 in Montréal, 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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Michel MARETTE dit DESMARAIS-- Date: 12 October 1767 Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel MARETTE dit DESMARAIS was the child of Michel MARETTE dit DESMARAIS and Marie-Elisabeth BOUSQUET

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1748 Birth
26 August 1748
Verchères, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise PELLETIER and Michel MARETTE dit DESMARAIS 12 October 1767 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

She was 19 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.

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

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

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

1814 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel MARETTE dit DESMARAIS died 27 November 1814, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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

1822 Death
28 May 1822
Montréal, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 73.