Joseph-Louis PETIT

(b. 12 October 1724 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 25 October 1788 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph-Louis PETIT was born 12 October 1724 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Joseph-Louis PETIT was the child of Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis PETIT and Marie-Madeleine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE (maternal) Pierre MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE (MEUSNIER) and Barbe RICHAUME

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

Joseph-Louis married Veronique BRUNEL 29 January 1748 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Veronique BRUNEL was born 21 September 1722 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Veronique died 18 April 1768 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Veronique was the child of Jacques BRUNEL and Marie-Anne BERNARD dite HINSE.

Joseph-Louis PETIT died 25 October 1788 in Varennes, 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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Joseph-Louis PETIT married

Veronique BRUNEL-- Date: 29 January 1748 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
Veronique BRUNEL was the child of Jacques BRUNEL and Marie-Anne BERNARD dite HINSE

Children of Joseph-Louis PETIT and Veronique BRUNEL:

Louis PETIT (b.29 October 1748, Varennes, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Archange RENAUD 17 October 1768 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph PETIT (b.abt. 1749, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Charlotte MARTIN 17 January 1774 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

François PETIT (b.27 September 1752, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 14 October 1840, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Rosalie LUSSIER 4 October 1773 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)
m. Elisabeth-Isabelle BRUNEL (BRUNELLE) 7 February 1780 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Veronique PETIT dite LAPRE (b.20 September 1755, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 27 April 1827, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre PROVOST 9 October 1775 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jacques PETIT (b.8 August 1758, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 30 June 1793, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise MESSIER 12 May 1777 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1724 Birth
12 October 1724
Boucherville, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Louis PETIT and Veronique BRUNEL 29 January 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 23 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Louis PETIT was born 29 October 1748, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph-Louis was 24 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
François PETIT was born 27 September 1752, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph-Louis was 27 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Veronique PETIT dite LAPRE was born 20 September 1755, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph-Louis was 30 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Jacques PETIT was born 8 August 1758, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Joseph-Louis was 33 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.

1768 Death of Spouse/Partner
Veronique BRUNEL died 18 April 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1768 Marriage of Child
Louis PETIT married 17 October 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Archange RENAUD

1773 Marriage of Child
François PETIT married 4 October 1773, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Rosalie LUSSIER

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph PETIT married 17 January 1774, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Charlotte MARTIN

1775 Marriage of Child
Veronique PETIT dite LAPRE married 9 October 1775, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Pierre PROVOST

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Jacques PETIT married 12 May 1777, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Louise MESSIER

1780 Marriage of Child
François PETIT married 7 February 1780, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Elisabeth-Isabelle BRUNEL (BRUNELLE)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Death
25 October 1788
Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 64.

Added: 2/3/2020 12:27:14 PM - Updated: 7/2/2023 7:12:16 PM