Joseph PÉTRIN

(b. abt. 1746 , Québec Province, Canada d. 30 March 1819 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Joseph PÉTRIN was born abt. 1746 in Québec Province, Canada

Joseph PÉTRIN was the child of François PÉTRIN and Marguerite-Antoinette PARENTEAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre-Louis PARENTEAU and Marguerite LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

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

Joseph married Veronique BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE 17 February 1772 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Veronique BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE was born 9 May 1746 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Veronique was the child of Joseph BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE and Louise-Angélique CIRIER.

Joseph PÉTRIN died 30 March 1819 in Sorel, 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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Joseph PÉTRIN married

Veronique BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE-- Date: 17 February 1772 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Veronique BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE was the child of Joseph BACHAND dit VERTEFEUILLE and Louise-Angélique CIRIER

Children of Joseph PÉTRIN and Veronique BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE:

Joseph PÉTRIN (b.21 June 1772, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Francoise BEAUMONT 12 October 1795 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PÉTRIN and Veronique BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE 17 February 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

1772 Birth of Child
Joseph PÉTRIN was born 21 June 1772, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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)

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

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Joseph PÉTRIN married 12 October 1795, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Francoise BEAUMONT

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.