Jean-Baptiste PETITCLERC

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22 October 1709 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

29 April 1790 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste PETITCLERC Marie-Françoise PREVOST

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Born: 22 October 1709 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste PETITCLERC

Mother: Marie-Françoise PREVOST

Paternal grandparents: Pierre PETITCLERC , Françoise PARIS

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste PREVOST , Marie-Anne GIROUX

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Jean-Baptiste married Felicite BISSON 17 May 1733 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Felicite BISSON was born abt. 1712 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Felicite died 5 June 1787 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Felicite was the child of Antoine BISSON and Elisabeth LABADIE.

Jean-Baptiste PETITCLERC died 29 April 1790 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. Bisson Felicite

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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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Jean-Baptiste PETITCLERC married

Felicite BISSON
Marriage date: 17 May 1733
Marriage place: Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
Felicite BISSON was the child of Antoine BISSON and Elisabeth LABADIE

Children of Jean-Baptiste PETITCLERC and Felicite BISSON

Gabriel PETITCLERC

Born: 28 August 1740, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie GAUVIN 10 February 1771 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Josephte PETITCLERC

Born: 22 February 1746, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 7 February 1822, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Gaspard RATTÉ (RATE) 12 January 1767 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1709
22 October 1709
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

1733 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste PETITCLERC and Felicite BISSON 17 May 1733, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Foy)

He was 23 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Gabriel PETITCLERC was born 28 August 1740, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte PETITCLERC was born 22 February 1746, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte PETITCLERC married 12 January 1767, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Gaspard RATTÉ (RATE)

1771 Marriage of Child
Gabriel PETITCLERC married 10 February 1771, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Marie GAUVIN

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.