Nicolas
PETIT
(b.
14 September 1771
,
Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
14 May 1859
,
Deschambault, Canada East
)
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Nicolas PETIT was born 14 September 1771 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Nicolas PETIT was the child of Augustin PETIT and Marie-Josephte GODIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François PETIT and Madeleine-Françoise MATTE (maternal) Jacques GODIN and Marie-Charlotte AUGERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Nicolas married Angélique MARCOTTE 20 August 1799 in Deschambault, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique MARCOTTE was born 3 February 1780 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Angélique died 19 October 1868 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Angélique was the child of Joseph-Louis MARCOTTE and Geneviève PAQUIN.
Nicolas PETIT died 14 May 1859 in Deschambault, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Nicolas PETIT
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Angélique MARCOTTE-- Date: 20 August 1799 Place: Deschambault, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Angélique MARCOTTE was the child of Joseph-Louis MARCOTTE and Geneviève PAQUIN
Children of Nicolas PETIT and Angélique MARCOTTE:
Joseph-David PETIT (b.abt. 1806, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Flavie GAUTHIER 3 July 1827 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)
Angélique MARCOTTE-- Date: 20 August 1799 Place: Deschambault, Lower Canada Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Angélique MARCOTTE was the child of Joseph-Louis MARCOTTE and Geneviève PAQUIN
Children of Nicolas PETIT and Angélique MARCOTTE:
Joseph-David PETIT (b.abt. 1806, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Flavie GAUTHIER 3 July 1827 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)
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1771 Birth 14 September 1771
Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
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
1799 Marriage / PartnerNicolas PETIT and Angélique MARCOTTE 20 August 1799, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)
He was 27 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1827 Marriage of ChildJoseph-David PETIT married 3 July 1827, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Flavie GAUTHIER
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1859 Death 14 May 1859
Deschambault, Canada East
He died at the age of 87.
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