Antoine
MONTPETIT
(b.
2 April 1740
,
Île-Perrot, Canada, New France
d.
26 August 1796
,
Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
)
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Antoine MONTPETIT was born 2 April 1740 in Île-Perrot, Canada, New France
Antoine MONTPETIT was the child of Pierre MONTPETIT dit POITEVIN and Angelique VILLERAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MONTPETIT dit POITEVIN and Marie-Louise BAUNE (BEAULNE) dite LAFRANCHISE (maternal) Antoine VILLERAY and Jeanne QUENNEVILLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE 23 January 1764 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE was born 24 August 1740 in Île-Perrot, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal). Marie-Josephe was the child of Noël LEFEBVRE dit LACISERAYE and Marie-Anne GERVAIS.
Antoine MONTPETIT died 26 August 1796 in Les Cèdres, Lower Canada .
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Occupation
Antoine MONTPETIT was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Antoine MONTPETIT was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Antoine MONTPETIT
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Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE-- Date: 23 January 1764 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE was the child of Noël LEFEBVRE dit LACISERAYE and Marie-Anne GERVAIS
Children of Antoine MONTPETIT and Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE:
Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE-- Date: 23 January 1764 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Province of Québec, CanadaMarie-Josephe LEFEBVRE was the child of Noël LEFEBVRE dit LACISERAYE and Marie-Anne GERVAIS
Children of Antoine MONTPETIT and Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE:
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1740 Birth 2 April 1740
Île-Perrot, 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.
1764 Marriage / PartnerAntoine MONTPETIT and Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE 23 January 1764, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada
He 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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1796 Death 26 August 1796
Les Cèdres, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 56.
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