Antoine PLOUFFE

(b. 1 April 1752 , Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 5 September 1799 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Antoine PLOUFFE was born 1 April 1752 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Antoine PLOUFFE was the child of Louis PLOUFFE and Marie-Louise LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis PLOUFFE and Marie TRUCHON dite LÉVEILLÉ (maternal) Pierre LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Anne HAN dite CHAUSSE

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

Antoine married Angelique ROCHELEAU 26 September 1774 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique ROCHELEAU was born 8 April 1753 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Angelique died 20 May 1813 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Angelique was the child of Louis ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) and Elisabeth COTE.

Antoine PLOUFFE died 5 September 1799 in Berthierville, 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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Antoine PLOUFFE married

Angelique ROCHELEAU-- Date: 26 September 1774 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique ROCHELEAU was the child of Louis ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) and Elisabeth COTE

Children of Antoine PLOUFFE and Angelique ROCHELEAU:

Marie-Anne PLOUFFE (b.28 August 1782, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Germain BOUCHER 9 February 1801 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1752 Birth
1 April 1752
Lavaltrie, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Antoine PLOUFFE and Angelique ROCHELEAU 26 September 1774, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 22 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.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PLOUFFE was born 28 August 1782, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Antoine was 30 years old.

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

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