Marie-Louise PETIT

Born

4 August 1748 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

29 June 1808 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Age: 60

Parents & Family of Marie-Louise PETIT

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Born: 4 August 1748 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Louise PETIT

Father

Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN

Mother

Marie-Anne FONTAINE

Grandparents of Marie-Louise PETIT

Paternal grandparents

Paul PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN Françoise VIAU

Maternal grandparents

Gabriel FONTAINE Marie-Anne GODU

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

Marie-Louise married Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE 7 November 1768 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE was born 10 August 1748 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Joseph died 8 February 1826 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE and Madeleine LEDUC.

Marie-Louise PETIT died 29 June 1808 in Varennes, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Louise PETIT

Marie-Louise PETIT married

Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE
Marriage date: 7 November 1768
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE was the child of Jean-François MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE and Madeleine LEDUC

Children of Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE and Marie-Louise PETIT

Marie-Louise MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE

Born: May 1771, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 January 1841, Verchères, Canada East

Married: Michel TETREAULT dit DUCHARME 8 February 1790 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Paul MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE

Born: abt. 1776, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Apolline PROVOST (PREVOST) 17 February 1801 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Clotide BILLY dite ST-LOUIS 17 July 1815 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1748
4 August 1748
Varennes, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise PETIT and Joseph MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE 7 November 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 20 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE was born May 1771, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Louise was 22 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)

1790 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise MAURICE dite LAFANTAISIE married 8 February 1790 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Michel TETREAULT dit DUCHARME

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage of Child
Paul MAURICE dit LAFANTAISIE married 17 February 1801, Varennes, Lower Canada to Marie-Apolline PROVOST (PREVOST)