Joseph PELLETIER

Born

8 October 1740 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Died

14 May 1810 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph PELLETIER

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Born: 8 October 1740 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph PELLETIER

Father

Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER

Mother

Marie-Charlotte CHEVIGNY dite DURAND

Grandparents of Joseph PELLETIER

Paternal grandparents

Pierre PELLETIER Marie-Madeleine-Ursule ARBOUR (HARBOUR)

Maternal grandparents

Jacques CHEVIGNY dit DURAND Charlotte LEMAIRE (LEMAITRE)

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

Joseph married Marie-Josephte RIVET 8 August 1763 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Josephte RIVET was born 26 August 1741 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Marie-Josephte died 6 June 1827 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Nicolas RIVET and Marie-Anne LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE.

Joseph PELLETIER died 14 May 1810 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph PELLETIER

Joseph PELLETIER married

Marie-Josephte RIVET
Marriage date: 8 August 1763
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte RIVET was the child of Nicolas RIVET and Marie-Anne LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE

Children of Joseph PELLETIER and Marie-Josephte RIVET

Joseph PELLETIER

Born: 31 March 1766, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 December 1841, L'Assomption, Canada East

Marie-Charlotte PELLETIER

Born: 13 July 1767, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 July 1767, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Rosalie PELLETIER

Born: 11 November 1768, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 July 1841, L'Assomption, Canada East

Michel PELLETIER

Born: 16 November 1770, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 January 1771, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine PELLETIER

Born: 14 December 1771, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 April 1772, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis PELLETIER

Born: 24 September 1775, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 May 1776, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Francois PELLETIER

Born: 21 January 1777, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 March 1777, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Suzanne PELLETIER

Born: 23 March 1781, Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 January 1852, Saint-Jacques, Canada East

Married: Louis MARION 27 October 1795 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1740
8 October 1740
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PELLETIER and Marie-Josephte RIVET 8 August 1763, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Joseph PELLETIER was born 31 March 1766, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte PELLETIER was born 13 July 1767, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 26 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Rosalie PELLETIER was born 11 November 1768, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Michel PELLETIER was born 16 November 1770, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1771 Death of Child
Michel PELLETIER died 4 January 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 30 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Antoine PELLETIER was born 14 December 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1772 Death of Child
Antoine PELLETIER died 1 April 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Louis PELLETIER was born 24 September 1775, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 34 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.

1776 Death of Child
Louis PELLETIER died 14 May 1776, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 35 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Francois PELLETIER was born 21 January 1777, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Suzanne PELLETIER was born 23 March 1781, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

Joseph was 40 years old.

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
Suzanne PELLETIER married 27 October 1795, L'Assomption, Lower Canada to Louis MARION

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

Death — 1810
14 May 1810
L'Assomption, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 69.

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