Etienne PARENT

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12 May 1708 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

5 March 1782 , Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Étienne PARENT Marie-Thérèse CHEVALIER

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Born: 12 May 1708 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne PARENT

Mother: Marie-Thérèse CHEVALIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre PARENT , Jeanne BADEAU (BADAULT)

Maternal grandparents: René CHEVALIER , Jeanne LANGLOIS

Etienne had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Etienne married Marie-Genevieve LEFEBVRE 28 August 1730 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Genevieve LEFEBVRE was born 4 January 1704 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Genevieve died 12 July 1786 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Genevieve was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE and Marie CRÊSTE (CRÊTE).

Etienne PARENT died 5 March 1782 in Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Arpenteur

Spouse & Children of Etienne PARENT

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Etienne PARENT married

Marie-Genevieve LEFEBVRE
Marriage date: 28 August 1730
Marriage place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Genevieve LEFEBVRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE and Marie CRÊSTE (CRÊTE)

Children of Etienne PARENT and Marie-Genevieve LEFEBVRE

Marie PARENT

Born: 29 September 1732, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 12 September 1812, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Laurent LEVASSEUR 1 August 1752 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Geneviève PARENT

Born: 31 May 1734, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 13 June 1816, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Married: Gabriel LESSARD 27 January 1755 Place: Sainte-Marie, Canada, New France

Married: Augustin LABBE 17 April 1760 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada

Marie-Louise PARENT

Born: 27 October 1735, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 13 February 1815, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Marie NOLET 19 February 1754 Place: Sainte-Marie, Canada, New France

Louis PARENT

Born: 26 September 1737, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 2 May 1808, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve SAMSON 19 August 1766 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Angélique PARENT

Born: 23 June 1739, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Paul GRENIER 21 January 1765 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada

Jacques-Louis PARENT

Born: 8 August 1745, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France
Died: 22 April 1826, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Married: Brigitte NADEAU 30 September 1776 Place: Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada

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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

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Birth — 1708
12 May 1708
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1730 Marriage / Partner
Etienne PARENT and Marie-Genevieve LEFEBVRE 28 August 1730, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 22 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marie PARENT was born 29 September 1732, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Etienne was 24 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Geneviève PARENT was born 31 May 1734, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Etienne was 26 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PARENT was born 27 October 1735, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Etienne was 27 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Louis PARENT was born 26 September 1737, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Etienne was 29 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Angélique PARENT was born 23 June 1739, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Etienne was 31 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Jacques-Louis PARENT was born 8 August 1745, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Etienne was 37 years old.

1752 Marriage of Child
Marie PARENT married 1 August 1752, , Québec Province, Canada to Laurent LEVASSEUR

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PARENT married 19 February 1754, Sainte-Marie, Canada, New France to Jean-Marie NOLET

1755 Marriage of Child
Geneviève PARENT married 27 January 1755, Sainte-Marie, Canada, New France to Gabriel LESSARD

1760 Marriage of Child
Geneviève PARENT married 17 April 1760, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada to Augustin LABBE

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Angélique PARENT married 21 January 1765, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada to Paul GRENIER

1766 Marriage of Child
Louis PARENT married 19 August 1766, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada to Genevieve SAMSON

Revolutionary War

PARENT.Etienne - Captain of Militia, Ste-Marie-de-Beauce. One of the most turbulent rebels, deprived of his commission, corrupted by his wife (BTW);
apparently the surveyor, m. in 1730 to Genevieve Lefebvre (Lefebvre).

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Canadian participants in the American Revolution, an index, by Virginia DeMarce
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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.