André BLANCHET

(b. 14 April 1742 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 17 October 1793 , Beloeil, Lower Canada )

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André BLANCHET was born 14 April 1742 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

André BLANCHET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève ROUSSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BLANCHET and Marie FOURNIER (maternal) Jean ROUSSEAU and Marie DESTROISMAISONS

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

André married Marie-Françoise BUTEAU (BULTEAU) 11 September 1769 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Françoise BUTEAU (BULTEAU) was born 1 April 1747 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Françoise died 6 June 1817 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Françoise was the child of François BUTEAU and Marie-Anne TANGUAY.

André BLANCHET died 17 October 1793 in Beloeil, 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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André BLANCHET married

Marie-Françoise BUTEAU (BULTEAU)-- Date: 11 September 1769 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Françoise BUTEAU (BULTEAU) was the child of François BUTEAU and Marie-Anne TANGUAY

Children of André BLANCHET and Marie-Françoise BUTEAU (BULTEAU):

Marie-Françoise BLANCHET (b.18 May 1774, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. François-Toussaint GAUTHIER 9 January 1792 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Augustin BLANCHET (b.2 November 1776, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 July 1829, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite PELOQUIN 25 February 1805 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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1742 Birth
14 April 1742
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
André BLANCHET and Marie-Françoise BUTEAU (BULTEAU) 11 September 1769, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 27 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise BLANCHET was born 18 May 1774, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

André was 32 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Augustin BLANCHET was born 2 November 1776, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

André was 34 years old.

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise BLANCHET married 9 January 1792, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to François-Toussaint GAUTHIER