Charles PLOUFFE

Born

19 April 1727 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

17 October 1795 , Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

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Pierre PLOUFFE Josephte-Cécile-Jeanne RICHER (ÉRICHE) dite LOUVETEAU

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Born: 19 April 1727 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre PLOUFFE

Mother: Josephte-Cécile-Jeanne RICHER (ÉRICHE) dite LOUVETEAU

Paternal grandparents: François PLOUFFE , Catherine BON dite LACOMBE

Maternal grandparents: Jacques RICHER (ÉRICHE) dit LOUVETEAU , Marie GEOFFRION (JOFFRION)

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Charles married Marie-Cecile BERTHIAUME 18 January 1751 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Cecile BERTHIAUME was born 9 July 1731 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Cecile died 26 February 1812 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Marie-Cecile was the child of Pierre BERTHIAUME and Marie-Elisabeth PEPIN.

Charles PLOUFFE died 17 October 1795 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada.
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Marie-Cecile BERTHIAUME
Marriage date: 18 January 1751
Marriage place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France
Marie-Cecile BERTHIAUME was the child of Pierre BERTHIAUME and Marie-Elisabeth PEPIN

Children of Charles PLOUFFE and Marie-Cecile BERTHIAUME

Marie-Geneviève PLOUFFE

Born: 16 April 1775, Saint-Martin, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 May 1829, Sainte-Scholastique, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre AUDET dit LAPOINTE 29 January 1793 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1727
19 April 1727
Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Charles PLOUFFE and Marie-Cecile BERTHIAUME 18 January 1751, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 23 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.

1775 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève PLOUFFE was born 16 April 1775, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

Charles was 48 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.