François-Desales PELLETIER

(b. 24 October 1720 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 26 July 1795 , Lavaltrie, Lower Canada )

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François-Desales PELLETIER was born 24 October 1720 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

François-Desales PELLETIER was the child of Pierre PELLETIER and Marie-Madeleine-Ursule ARBOUR (HARBOUR) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PELLETIER and Françoise TROCHET dite RICHARD (maternal) Michel ARBOUR (HARBOUR) and Marie-Catherine CONSTANTINEAU

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

François-Desales married Louise-Angélique HAN dite CHAUSSE 3 July 1741 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louise-Angélique HAN dite CHAUSSE was born 20 August 1723 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Louise-Angélique died 15 November 1761 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Louise-Angélique was the child of Nicolas HAN dit CHAUSSE and Marie-Louise-Geneviève LAPORTE.

François-Desales married (2) Marie-Louise COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE 4 July 1763 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE was born 28 January 1741 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of François COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Marguerite CHEVALIER.

François-Desales PELLETIER died 26 July 1795 in Lavaltrie, 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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François-Desales PELLETIER married

Louise-Angélique HAN dite CHAUSSE-- Date: 3 July 1741 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Louise-Angélique HAN dite CHAUSSE was the child of Nicolas HAN dit CHAUSSE and Marie-Louise-Geneviève LAPORTE

Children of François-Desales PELLETIER and Louise-Angélique HAN dite CHAUSSE:

Angélique PELLETIER (b.6 October 1742, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 11 May 1802, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Charles-Joseph BERTHIAUME 20 February 1764 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

François PELLETIER (b.8 May 1744, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 11 April 1812, Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Monique TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE 12 January 1808 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER (b.21 September 1747, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 21 May 1780, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE 19 February 1770 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise PELLETIER (b.27 April 1751, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France d. 20 March 1774, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph ROBITAILLE 16 November 1767 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

François-Desales PELLETIER married

Marie-Louise COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE-- Date: 4 July 1763 Place: Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE was the child of François COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Marguerite CHEVALIER

Children of François-Desales PELLETIER and Marie-Louise COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE:

Charles PELLETIER (b.abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Josephte HETU 19 October 1789 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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1720 Birth
24 October 1720
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1741 Marriage / Partner
François-Desales PELLETIER and Louise-Angélique HAN dite CHAUSSE 3 July 1741, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Angélique PELLETIER was born 6 October 1742, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François-Desales was 21 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
François PELLETIER was born 8 May 1744, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

François-Desales was 23 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER was born 21 September 1747, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

François-Desales was 26 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PELLETIER was born 27 April 1751, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

François-Desales was 30 years old.

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

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise-Angélique HAN dite CHAUSSE died 15 November 1761, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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 Marriage / Partner
François-Desales PELLETIER and Marie-Louise COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE 4 July 1763, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 42 years old.

1764 Marriage of Child
Angélique PELLETIER married 20 February 1764 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Charles-Joseph BERTHIAUME

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PELLETIER married 16 November 1767, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Joseph ROBITAILLE

1770 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER married 19 February 1770, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE

1774 Death of Child
Marie-Louise PELLETIER died 20 March 1774, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François-Desales was 53 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.