Marguerite PITRE

Born

16 May 1715 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

18 March 1806 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

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François PITRE Anne PRÉJEAN

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Born: 16 May 1715 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: François PITRE

Mother: Anne PRÉJEAN

Paternal grandparents: Jean Beneque PITRE , Marie PESSELEY (PESSELET)

Maternal grandparents: Jean PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) dit LEBRETON , Andree SAVOIE

Marguerite was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Marguerite married Francois BOUDREAU abt. 1731 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Francois BOUDREAU was born 10 August 1710 in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia). Francois died 24 November 1757 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Francois was the child of Michel BOUDROT and Cecile Marie LEBLANC.

Marguerite married (2) Simon PROVENCHER 11 January 1768 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Simon PROVENCHER was born abt. 1703 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Simon died 27 May 1771 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Simon was the child of Sebastien PROVENCHER and Marie-Anne MASSÉ.

Marguerite PITRE died 18 March 1806 in Nicolet, 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
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Marguerite PITRE married

Francois BOUDREAU
Marriage date: abt. 1731
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Francois BOUDREAU was the child of Michel BOUDROT and Cecile Marie LEBLANC

Children of Francois BOUDREAU and Marguerite PITRE

Joseph Athanase BOUDREAU

Born: abt. 1741, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Felicite ORION dite CHAMPAGNE 7 May 1759 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Françoise BOUDREAU

Born: abt. 1742, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 9 July 1809, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Louis VALLÉE 22 February 1762 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie BOUDREAU

Born: abt. 1742, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine RICARD 11 October 1762 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Theotiste BOUDREAU

Born: abt. 1746, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Alexis PROVENCHER dit BEAULORIER 16 August 1774 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Madeleine BOUDREAU

Born: abt. 1750, , Canada
Died: 14 March 1845 , Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Joseph LAMPRON dit DESFOSSES 22 January 1770 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marguerite PITRE married

Simon PROVENCHER
Marriage date: 11 January 1768
Marriage place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Simon PROVENCHER was the child of Sebastien PROVENCHER and Marie-Anne MASSÉ

Children of Simon PROVENCHER and Marguerite PITRE

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Birth — 1715
16 May 1715
Port Royal, Acadia

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

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

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francois BOUDREAU died 24 November 1757, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1759 Marriage of Child
Joseph Athanase BOUDREAU married 7 May 1759, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Felicite ORION dite CHAMPAGNE

1762 Marriage of Child
Françoise BOUDREAU married 22 February 1762, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Louis VALLÉE

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie BOUDREAU married 11 October 1762, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Antoine RICARD

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
Marguerite PITRE and Simon PROVENCHER 11 January 1768 , Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

She was 52 years old.

1770 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BOUDREAU married 22 January 1770 , Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Joseph LAMPRON dit DESFOSSES

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Simon PROVENCHER died 27 May 1771, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

1774 Marriage of Child
Theotiste BOUDREAU married 16 August 1774, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Alexis PROVENCHER dit BEAULORIER

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.