Josephte PERRAULT
Born: 12 May 1786, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 September 1866, Lanoraie, Canada East
Died: 21 September 1866, Lanoraie, Canada East
Alexis
PERRAULT
Born
14 August 1763
,
Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
23 July 1846
,
Lanoraie, Canada East
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Born: 14 August 1763 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
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Alexis married Marie-Josephte HETU 1782 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Josephte HETU was born 23 March 1763 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte died 20 February 1839 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Benoit-Antoine HETU and Marie-Josephte DALCOURT dite GUIGNARD.
Alexis PERRAULT died 23 July 1846 in Lanoraie, Canada East .
m. Hetu Marie-Josephte
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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis PERRAULT
Alexis PERRAULT married Marie-Josephte HETU
Marriage date: 1782
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Marie-Josephte HETU was the child of Benoit-Antoine HETU and Marie-Josephte DALCOURT dite GUIGNARD
Marie-Josephte HETUMarriage date: 1782
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Marie-Josephte HETU was the child of Benoit-Antoine HETU and Marie-Josephte DALCOURT dite GUIGNARD
Children of Alexis PERRAULT and Marie-Josephte HETU
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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Birth — 176314 August 1763
Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1786 Birth of ChildJosephte PERRAULT was born 12 May 1786, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
Alexis was 22 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1801 Birth of ChildAngelique PERRAULT was born 21 March 1801, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
Alexis was 37 years old.
1802 Birth of ChildCharles PERRAULT was born 27 November 1802, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
Alexis was 39 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1823 Death of ChildJulie PERRAULT died 17 September 1823, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
Alexis was 60 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1835 Death of ChildAngelique PERRAULT died 3 September 1835, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
Alexis was 72 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1839 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Josephte HETU died 20 February 1839, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Death — 184623 July 1846
Lanoraie, Canada East
He died at the age of 82.
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