Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER

(b. 30 September 1707 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 11 June 1776 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER was born 30 September 1707 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER was the child of Pierre PELLETIER and Marie-Madeleine-Ursule ARBOUR (HARBOUR) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PELLETIER and Françoise TROCHET dite RICHARD (maternal) Michel ARBOUR (HARBOUR) and Marie-Catherine CONSTANTINEAU

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Charlotte CHEVIGNY dite DURAND 1 March 1734 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Charlotte CHEVIGNY dite DURAND was born abt. 1713 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Charlotte died 14 September 1776 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Charlotte LEMAIRE (LEMAITRE).

Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER died 11 June 1776 in L'Assomption, 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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Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER married

Marie-Charlotte CHEVIGNY dite DURAND-- Date: 1 March 1734 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte CHEVIGNY dite DURAND was the child of Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND and Charlotte LEMAIRE (LEMAITRE)

Children of Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER and Marie-Charlotte CHEVIGNY dite DURAND:

Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER (b.11 December 1734, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 27 November 1796, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephe LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 26 January 1756 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Angelique PELLETIER (b.9 May 1737, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Dominique HIRBOUR (ARBOUR) 18 August 1755 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph PELLETIER (b.8 October 1740, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 14 May 1810, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte RIVET 8 August 1763 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

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1707 Birth
30 September 1707
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER and Marie-Charlotte CHEVIGNY dite DURAND 1 March 1734, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER was born 11 December 1734, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique PELLETIER was born 9 May 1737, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Joseph PELLETIER was born 8 October 1740, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique PELLETIER married 18 August 1755, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Dominique HIRBOUR (ARBOUR)

1756 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER married 26 January 1756, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Josephe LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN

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 Marriage of Child
Joseph PELLETIER married 8 August 1763, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte RIVET

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.