Marguerite-Antoinette PARENTEAU

(b. 10 June 1712 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 20 February 1784 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite-Antoinette PARENTEAU was born 10 June 1712 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Marguerite-Antoinette PARENTEAU was the child of Pierre-Louis PARENTEAU and Marguerite LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PARENTEAU dit LAFONTAINE and Madeleine TISSERAND (TISSERAN) (maternal) Gilles LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT and Anne LABRECQUE

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

Marguerite-Antoinette married François PÉTRIN 29 October 1743 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François PÉTRIN was born 14 February 1715 in France. François died 5 March 1759 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres).

Marguerite-Antoinette PARENTEAU died 20 February 1784 in Yamaska, 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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Marguerite-Antoinette PARENTEAU married

François PÉTRIN-- Date: 29 October 1743 Place: Yamaska, Canada, New France

Children of François PÉTRIN and Marguerite-Antoinette PARENTEAU:

François PÉTRIN (b.13 August 1744, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 9 July 1830, Yamaska, Lower Canada )
m. Élisabeth-Isabelle GIGUÈRE 22 February 1773 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Joseph PÉTRIN (b.abt. 1746, , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 March 1819, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Veronique BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE 17 February 1772 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Antoine PÉTRIN (b.abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Thérèse FORCIER 22 August 1774 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1712 Birth
10 June 1712
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1743 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite-Antoinette PARENTEAU and François PÉTRIN 29 October 1743, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 31 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
François PÉTRIN was born 13 August 1744, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marguerite-Antoinette was 32 years old.

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

1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
François PÉTRIN died 5 March 1759, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Joseph PÉTRIN married 17 February 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Veronique BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE

1773 Marriage of Child
François PÉTRIN married 22 February 1773, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Élisabeth-Isabelle GIGUÈRE

1774 Marriage of Child
Antoine PÉTRIN married 22 August 1774, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Marie-Thérèse FORCIER

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.