Jean-François PETIT

(b. 16 January 1704 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 4 May 1773 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-François PETIT was born 16 January 1704 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Jean-François PETIT was the child of Nicolas PETIT and Marie-Marguerite BERTRAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles PETIT and Jeanne ROSSIGNOL (maternal) Guillaume BERTRAND and Marguerite FERRON

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

Jean-François married Madeleine-Françoise MATTE 15 January 1725 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Madeleine-Françoise MATTE was born 16 June 1706 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Madeleine-Françoise died 14 February 1787 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Madeleine-Françoise was the child of Laurent MATTE and Françoise SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE.

Jean-François PETIT died 4 May 1773 in Cap-Santé, 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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Jean-François PETIT married

Madeleine-Françoise MATTE-- Date: 15 January 1725 Place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Madeleine-Françoise MATTE was the child of Laurent MATTE and Françoise SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

Children of Jean-François PETIT and Madeleine-Françoise MATTE:

Thérèse PETIT (b.15 March 1736, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 4 February 1805, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )
m. François-De-Sales LEFEBVRE 14 February 1763 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Augustin PETIT (b.9 January 1738, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 2 May 1821, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte GODIN 9 January 1764 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Angelique PETIT (b.8 March 1746, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph BRIERE 4 July 1774 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Genevieve PETIT (b.15 June 1748, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 10 June 1839, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Joseph GODIN 7 September 1767 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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1704 Birth
16 January 1704
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1725 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François PETIT and Madeleine-Françoise MATTE 15 January 1725, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 21 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Thérèse PETIT was born 15 March 1736, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-François was 32 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Augustin PETIT was born 9 January 1738, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-François was 34 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Angelique PETIT was born 8 March 1746, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-François was 42 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Genevieve PETIT was born 15 June 1748, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-François was 44 years old.

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Thérèse PETIT married 14 February 1763, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to François-De-Sales LEFEBVRE

1764 Marriage of Child
Augustin PETIT married 9 January 1764 , Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils) to Marie-Josephte GODIN

1767 Marriage of Child
Genevieve PETIT married 7 September 1767, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Louis-Joseph GODIN