François PETIT

(b. 27 September 1752 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 14 October 1840 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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François PETIT was born 27 September 1752 in Varennes, Canada, New France

François PETIT was the child of Joseph-Louis PETIT and Veronique BRUNEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis PETIT dit LAPRÉ and Marie-Anne MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE (maternal) Jacques BRUNEL and Marie-Anne BERNARD dite HINSE

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

François married Rosalie LUSSIER 4 October 1773 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rosalie LUSSIER was born 28 February 1756 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Rosalie died 6 December 1776 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Rosalie was the child of Joseph LUSSIER and Marie-Louise CHAPUT.

François married (2) Elisabeth-Isabelle BRUNEL (BRUNELLE) 7 February 1780 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elisabeth-Isabelle BRUNEL (BRUNELLE) was born 31 December 1761 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Elisabeth-Isabelle died 1 January 1835 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Jacques BRUNEL and Elisabeth-Isabelle JODOIN.

François PETIT died 14 October 1840 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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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François PETIT married

Rosalie LUSSIER-- Date: 4 October 1773 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Rosalie LUSSIER was the child of Joseph LUSSIER and Marie-Louise CHAPUT

Children of François PETIT and Rosalie LUSSIER:

Rosalie PETIT (b.6 November 1775, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET 19 September 1796 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

François PETIT married

Elisabeth-Isabelle BRUNEL (BRUNELLE)-- Date: 7 February 1780 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth-Isabelle BRUNEL (BRUNELLE) was the child of Jacques BRUNEL and Elisabeth-Isabelle JODOIN

Children of François PETIT and Elisabeth-Isabelle BRUNEL (BRUNELLE):

Josephte PETIT (b.29 July 1789, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste ARCHAMBAULT 15 June 1812 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Thérèse PETIT (b.14 February 1798, Varennes, Lower Canada d. 20 October 1865, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East)
m. Jean-Baptiste ARCHAMBAULT 7 October 1822 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1752 Birth
27 September 1752
Varennes, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
François PETIT and Rosalie LUSSIER 4 October 1773, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 21 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Rosalie PETIT was born 6 November 1775, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

François was 23 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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rosalie LUSSIER died 6 December 1776, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1780 Marriage / Partner
François PETIT and Elisabeth-Isabelle BRUNEL (BRUNELLE) 7 February 1780, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 27 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Josephte PETIT was born 29 July 1789, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

François was 36 years old.

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

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Rosalie PETIT married 19 September 1796, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Jean-Baptiste CHOQUET

1798 Birth of Child
Thérèse PETIT was born 14 February 1798, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

François was 45 years old.

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

1812 Marriage of Child
Josephte PETIT married 15 June 1812, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste ARCHAMBAULT

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 Marriage of Child
Thérèse PETIT married 7 October 1822, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste ARCHAMBAULT