Marie-Josephe DROLET

(b. abt. 1734 , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 April 1797 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe DROLET was born abt. 1734 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Josephe DROLET was the child of Jean-Baptiste DROLET and Josephte-Catherine VERRET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DROLET and Catherine ROUTIER (ROUTHIER) (maternal) Joseph VERRET dit LAVERDURE and Louise RENAUD

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

Marie-Josephe married François-Noël ALAIN 3 February 1755 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François-Noël ALAIN was born 24 February 1724 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). François-Noël was the child of Pierre ALAIN and Anne RACINE.

Marie-Josephe DROLET died 14 April 1797 in L'Ancienne Lorette, 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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Marie-Josephe DROLET married

François-Noël ALAIN-- Date: 3 February 1755 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
François-Noël ALAIN was the child of Pierre ALAIN and Anne RACINE

Children of François-Noël ALAIN and Marie-Josephe DROLET:

Jean-Baptiste ALAIN (b.16 November 1755, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 28 April 1825, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite ROBITAILLE 14 February 1786 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe DROLET and François-Noël ALAIN 3 February 1755, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

1755 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ALAIN was born 16 November 1755, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ALAIN married 14 February 1786, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Marguerite ROBITAILLE

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

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