Michel
BILLY
(b.
29 September 1775
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
18 February 1840
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
)
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Michel BILLY was born 29 September 1775 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel BILLY was the child of Michel BILLY and Marie-Louise DUCLOS dite CARIGNAN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel BILLY and Charlotte PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL (maternal) Pierre DUCLOS and Marie-Anne LAFOND dite MONGRAINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel married Josephte PEPIN 25 November 1799 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte PEPIN was born 15 December 1778 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Josephte died 1 September 1864 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Josephte was the child of Alexandre PEPIN and Marie Anne PARR.
Michel BILLY died 18 February 1840 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Michel appear below.
Occupation
Michel BILLY 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
Michel BILLY 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 Michel BILLY
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Josephte PEPIN-- Date: 25 November 1799 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Josephte PEPIN was the child of Alexandre PEPIN and Marie Anne PARR
Children of Michel BILLY and Josephte PEPIN:
Julie BILLY (b.20 July 1804, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 16 February 1880, Plessisville, Quebec, Canada)
m. Pierre POISSON 24 June 1823 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
Josephte PEPIN-- Date: 25 November 1799 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada Josephte PEPIN was the child of Alexandre PEPIN and Marie Anne PARR
Children of Michel BILLY and Josephte PEPIN:
Julie BILLY (b.20 July 1804, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 16 February 1880, Plessisville, Quebec, Canada)m. Pierre POISSON 24 June 1823 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
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1775 Birth 29 September 1775
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1799 Marriage / PartnerMichel BILLY and Josephte PEPIN 25 November 1799, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
He was 24 years old.
1804 Birth of ChildJulie BILLY was born 20 July 1804, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
Michel was 28 years old.
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 England1823 Marriage of ChildJulie BILLY married 24 June 1823, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Pierre POISSON
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
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