Philippe ROLLIN

(b. 22 September 1724 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 23 June 1791 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Philippe ROLLIN was born 22 September 1724 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Philippe ROLLIN was the child of Philippe ROLLIN and Marie-Charlotte BLENIER dite JARRY (BLEIGNER) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Bernard BLENIER dit JARRY (BLEIGNER) and Jeanne CHERLOT

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

Philippe married Josephte GAUTHIER 25 January 1751 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte GAUTHIER was born 13 February 1724 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Josephte died 3 August 1859 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*. Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Marie-Marguerite PRESSEAU (PREZEAU).

Philippe ROLLIN died 23 June 1791 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Lower Canada.

m. Brochard Angelique-Marguerite
m. Gauthier Josephte

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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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Philippe ROLLIN married

Josephte GAUTHIER-- Date: 25 January 1751 Place: Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Josephte GAUTHIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Marie-Marguerite PRESSEAU (PREZEAU)

Children of Philippe ROLLIN and Josephte GAUTHIER:

Louis-Amable ROLLIN (b.30 August 1756, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 6 November 1828, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite FAUTEUX 3 February 1784 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

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1724 Birth
22 September 1724
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Philippe ROLLIN and Josephte GAUTHIER 25 January 1751, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 26 years old.

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

1756 Birth of Child
Louis-Amable ROLLIN was born 30 August 1756, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Philippe was 31 years old.

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 - 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.