Francois PICHET

(b. 27 March 1754 , Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 12 March 1825 , Louiseville, Lower Canada )

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Francois PICHET was born 27 March 1754 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

Francois PICHET was the child of Jean PICHET and Marie-Madeleine PAILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis PICHET and Marie-Anne COTE (maternal) Charles PAILLARD (PAILLE) and Françoise LEMAITRE dite AUGER

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Francois married Marie-Victoire HEBERT 9 October 1775 in Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Victoire HEBERT was born abt. 1752 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Marie-Victoire died 29 July 1832 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marie-Victoire was the child of Claude HÉBERT and Marguerite ROBICHAUD.

Francois PICHET died 12 March 1825 in Louiseville, 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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Francois PICHET married

Marie-Victoire HEBERT-- Date: 9 October 1775 Place: Maskinongé, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Victoire HEBERT was the child of Claude HÉBERT and Marguerite ROBICHAUD

Children of Francois PICHET and Marie-Victoire HEBERT:

Marie-Victoire PICHET (b.19 August 1776, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Francois PICHET (b.19 October 1777, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Euphrosine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU 28 January 1799 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Rose PICHET (b.10 February 1779, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Alexis RIVARD dit LACOURSIERE 2 October 1797 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Joseph PICHET (PICHETTE) (b.17 December 1786, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 May 1839, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine BELANGER 18 February 1805 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Josephte PICHET (b.18 February 1788, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1754 Birth
27 March 1754
Louiseville, Canada, New France

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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Francois PICHET and Marie-Victoire HEBERT 9 October 1775 , Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

He was 21 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
Marie-Victoire PICHET was born 19 August 1776, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Francois was 22 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Francois PICHET was born 19 October 1777, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Francois was 23 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Rose PICHET was born 10 February 1779, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Francois was 24 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Joseph PICHET (PICHETTE) was born 17 December 1786, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Francois was 32 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Josephte PICHET was born 18 February 1788, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Francois was 33 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1797 Marriage of Child
Rose PICHET married 2 October 1797, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Alexis RIVARD dit LACOURSIERE

1799 Marriage of Child
Francois PICHET married 28 January 1799, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Euphrosine FONTAINE dite BIENVENU

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

1805 Marriage of Child
Joseph PICHET (PICHETTE) married 18 February 1805, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Catherine BELANGER

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)