Germain PELLETIER

Born

3 September 1746 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

14 December 1816 , Montréal, Lower Canada

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Guillaume PELLETIER Françoise JEAN

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Born: 3 September 1746 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Guillaume PELLETIER

Mother: Françoise JEAN

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume PELLETIER , Marie-Louise PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre JEAN , Anne-Madeleine PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU)

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Germain married Marie-Josephte PARADIS 7 January 1766 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte PARADIS was born 7 January 1746 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Josephte died 1 June 1788 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Alexandre PARADIS and Elisabeth LEVASSEUR.

Germain PELLETIER died 14 December 1816 in Montréal, 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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Germain PELLETIER married

Marie-Josephte PARADIS
Marriage date: 7 January 1766
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte PARADIS was the child of Alexandre PARADIS and Elisabeth LEVASSEUR

Children of Germain PELLETIER and Marie-Josephte PARADIS

Marie Anne PELLETIER

Born: 25 September 1773, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 October 1849, Clinton, Dutchess, New York, USA

Married: Michel BONENFANT 13 January 1795 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1746
3 September 1746
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Germain PELLETIER and Marie-Josephte PARADIS 7 January 1766, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 19 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie Anne PELLETIER was born 25 September 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Germain was 27 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.