Marie-Anne PETIT

(b. 10 August 1694 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 10 April 1766 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Anne PETIT was born 10 August 1694 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne PETIT was the child of Jean PETIT dit BOISMOREL and Marie BAILLY and the grandchild of: (maternal) François-Jean BAILLY dit LAFLEUR and Marie FONTENEAU

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

Marie-Anne married Jean-Louis PLESSIS dit BÉLAIR 27 February 1713 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Louis PLESSIS dit BÉLAIR was born 9 December 1674 in France. Jean-Louis died 20 March 1743 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Marie-Anne PETIT died 10 April 1766 in Montréal, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Anne PETIT

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Marie-Anne PETIT married

Jean-Louis PLESSIS dit BÉLAIR-- Date: 27 February 1713 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
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Children of Jean-Louis PLESSIS dit BÉLAIR and Marie-Anne PETIT:

Geneviève PLESSIS dite BÉLAIR (b.12 April 1721, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1748, Sorel, Canada, New France )
m. Pierre LAVALLEE 1744 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Celeste-Marie-Cecile PLESSIS dite BELAIR (b.22 December 1724, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1760, Montréal, Canada )
m. Charles GERVAIS 27 July 1743 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louis PLESSIS dit BÉLAIR (b.abt. 1733, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Geneviève HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dite LAFERRIÈRE 25 November 1760 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Louise PLESSIS dite BÉLAIR (b.21 May 1736, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 26 October 1761, Montréal, Canada )
m. Pierre ROBRAU dit DUPLESSIS 8 January 1753 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1694 Birth
10 August 1694
Montréal, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1713 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne PETIT and Jean-Louis PLESSIS dit BÉLAIR 27 February 1713, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 18 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Birth of Child
Geneviève PLESSIS dite BÉLAIR was born 12 April 1721, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Anne was 26 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Celeste-Marie-Cecile PLESSIS dite BELAIR was born 22 December 1724, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Anne was 30 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PLESSIS dite BÉLAIR was born 21 May 1736, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Anne was 41 years old.

1743 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Louis PLESSIS dit BÉLAIR died 20 March 1743, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1743 Marriage of Child
Celeste-Marie-Cecile PLESSIS dite BELAIR married 27 July 1743, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Charles GERVAIS

1748 Death of Child
Geneviève PLESSIS dite BÉLAIR died 22 December 1748, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Anne was 54 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PLESSIS dite BÉLAIR married 8 January 1753, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Pierre ROBRAU dit DUPLESSIS

1760 Death of Child
Celeste-Marie-Cecile PLESSIS dite BELAIR died 13 February 1760, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Anne was 65 years old.

1760 Marriage of Child
Louis PLESSIS dit BÉLAIR married 25 November 1760, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Geneviève HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) dite LAFERRIÈRE

1761 Death of Child
Marie-Louise PLESSIS dite BÉLAIR died 26 October 1761, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Anne was 67 years old.

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.

1766 Death
10 April 1766
Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 71.

Added: 2/4/2015 12:45:23 PM - Updated: 3/17/2020 3:19:26 PM