Michel PITRE

(b. 2 October 1735 , Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia d. abt. 1807 , Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada )

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Michel PITRE was born 2 October 1735 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Michel PITRE was the child of Jean Baptiste PITRE and Cecile BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) François PITRE and Anne PRÉJEAN (maternal) Michel BOUDROT and Cecile Marie LEBLANC

Michel was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Michel married Marie Josephe ORION dite CHAMPAGNE 14 May 1759 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie Josephe ORION dite CHAMPAGNE was born abt. 1736 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Josephe died 24 November 1808 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada (Nepisiguit) (Nipisiguit). Marie Josephe was the child of Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) and Anne Jeanne RICHARD.

Michel PITRE died abt. 1807 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada .
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Family and Children of Michel PITRE

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Michel PITRE married

Marie Josephe ORION dite CHAMPAGNE-- Date: 14 May 1759 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie Josephe ORION dite CHAMPAGNE was the child of Charles ORION dit CHAMPAGNE (ORILLON) and Anne Jeanne RICHARD

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Children of Michel PITRE and Marie Josephe ORION dite CHAMPAGNE:

Michel PITRE (b.20 June 1763, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 January 1817, Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. Marguerite BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

Jean Baptiste PITRE (b.abt. 1775, , Canada d. , )
m. Marie HACHE 21 April 1800 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada (Nepisiguit) (Nipisiguit)

Alexis PITRE (b.1 June 1776, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie Anne HEBERT 1797 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada (Nepisiguit) (Nipisiguit)

Cecile PITRE (b.28 May 1779, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 October 1859, Tracadie, New Brunswick, Canada )
m. John "Jean" YOUNG 1 April 1803 in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada (Nepisiguit) (Nipisiguit)
m. François LEBRETON 17 April 1830 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

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1735 Birth
2 October 1735
Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Michel PITRE and Marie Josephe ORION dite CHAMPAGNE 14 May 1759 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 23 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Michel PITRE was born 20 June 1763, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Michel was 27 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.