Adrien RHEAULT

Born

6 May 1735 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Died

12 July 1792 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Adrien RHEAULT

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Grandparents

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Born: 6 May 1735 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Parents of Adrien RHEAULT

Father

Joseph RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT)

Mother

Marie-Catherine LEFEBVRE dite LACROIX

Grandparents of Adrien RHEAULT

Paternal grandparents

Joseph-François RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) Françoise DUBOIS

Maternal grandparents

Jacques LEFEBVRE Marie-Anne LEBLANC dite LABRIE

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

Adrien married Josephte FRIGON 19 July 1762 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Josephte FRIGON was born 7 March 1739 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France . Josephte died 8 October 1816 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Josephte was the child of Francois FRIGON and Marie-Jeanne DESHAIES.

Adrien RHEAULT died 12 July 1792 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Adrien RHEAULT

Adrien RHEAULT married

Josephte FRIGON
Marriage date: 19 July 1762
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada
Josephte FRIGON was the child of Francois FRIGON and Marie-Jeanne DESHAIES

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Adrien RHEAULT and Josephte FRIGON

Nathalie RHEAULT

Born: 24 July 1763, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 June 1830, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Francois RHEAULT

Born: 5 July 1764, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 June 1794, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada

Joseph RHEAULT

Born: 8 May 1766, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 August 1844, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East

Francoise RHEAULT

Born: 7 September 1767, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 June 1843, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Marie-Josephte RHEAULT

Born: 26 March 1769, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 June 1826, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Pierre RHEAULT

Born: 28 July 1770, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 December 1848, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Antoine RHEAULT

Born: 17 July 1772, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 December 1846, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Marguerite RHEAULT

Born: abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 27 September 1800, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste ST-LOUIS 20 November 1797 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne RHEAULT

Born: 1 May 1774, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Clement RHEAULT

Born: 22 April 1776, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

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

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Birth — 1735
6 May 1735
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Adrien RHEAULT and Josephte FRIGON 19 July 1762, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 27 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Nathalie RHEAULT was born 24 July 1763, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Adrien was 28 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Francois RHEAULT was born 5 July 1764, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Adrien was 29 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph RHEAULT was born 8 May 1766, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Adrien was 31 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Francoise RHEAULT was born 7 September 1767, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Adrien was 32 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte RHEAULT was born 26 March 1769, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Adrien was 33 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Pierre RHEAULT was born 28 July 1770, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Adrien was 35 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Antoine RHEAULT was born 17 July 1772, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Adrien was 37 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RHEAULT was born 1 May 1774, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Adrien was 39 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
Clement RHEAULT was born 22 April 1776, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Adrien was 40 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