Pierre PETIT

(b. 14 November 1722 , Varennes, Canada, New France d. 31 August 1793 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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Pierre PETIT was born 14 November 1722 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Pierre PETIT was the child of Michel PETIT and Madeleine LUSSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE and Marie POMPONNELLE (maternal) Jacques LUSSIER and Catherine CLERICE

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

Pierre married Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS 1 March 1756 in Varennes, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS was born 22 April 1734 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Charlotte died 2 April 1811 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste RENAUD and Marie-Anne PINEAU (PINEAULT).

Pierre PETIT died 31 August 1793 in Verchères, 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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Pierre PETIT married

Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS-- Date: 1 March 1756 Place: Varennes, Canada, New France
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Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS was the child of Jean-Baptiste RENAUD and Marie-Anne PINEAU (PINEAULT)

Children of Pierre PETIT and Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS:

Louise-Praxede PETIT (b.21 July 1766, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Augustin-Bruno MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE 16 August 1785 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel PETIT dit LAPRE (b.23 July 1768, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Anne HANDFIELD 22 November 1802 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Charlotte-Monique PETIT dite LAPRE (b.3 May 1770, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste COURTEMANCHE 23 November 1795 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Nicolas PETIT (b.24 June 1772, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 January 1837, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte TETREAULT dite DUCHARME 21 October 1805 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite PETIT (b.abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Louis MONGEON 24 November 1806 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1722 Birth
14 November 1722
Varennes, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PETIT and Marie-Charlotte RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS 1 March 1756 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 33 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Louise-Praxede PETIT was born 21 July 1766, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre was 43 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Michel PETIT dit LAPRE was born 23 July 1768, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre was 45 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Charlotte-Monique PETIT dite LAPRE was born 3 May 1770, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre was 47 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Nicolas PETIT was born 24 June 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre was 49 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Louise-Praxede PETIT married 16 August 1785, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Augustin-Bruno MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada