Augustin PETIT

(b. 9 January 1738 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 2 May 1821 , Deschambault, Lower Canada )

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Augustin PETIT was born 9 January 1738 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Augustin PETIT was the child of Jean-François PETIT and Madeleine-Françoise MATTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PETIT and Marie-Marguerite BERTRAND (maternal) Laurent MATTE and Françoise SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

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

Augustin married Marie-Josephte GODIN 9 January 1764 in Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte GODIN was born 2 July 1740 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Josephte died 25 February 1834 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jacques GODIN and Marie-Charlotte AUGER.

Augustin PETIT died 2 May 1821 in Deschambault, 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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Augustin PETIT married

Marie-Josephte GODIN-- Date: 9 January 1764 Place: Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Josephte GODIN was the child of Jacques GODIN and Marie-Charlotte AUGER

Children of Augustin PETIT and Marie-Josephte GODIN:

Nicolas PETIT (b.14 September 1771, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 May 1859, Deschambault, Canada East )
m. Angélique MARCOTTE 20 August 1799 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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1738 Birth
9 January 1738
Cap-Santé, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Augustin PETIT and Marie-Josephte GODIN 9 January 1764 , Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

He was 26 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Nicolas PETIT was born 14 September 1771, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Augustin was 33 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.