Pierre CROTEAU

Born

15 March 1716 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Died

12 July 1792 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Born: 15 March 1716 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre CROTEAU

Father

Pierre CROTEAU

Mother

Marie CHARTRE (CHARTRIN)

Grandparents of Pierre CROTEAU

Paternal grandparents

Vincent CROTEAU Jeanne GODEQUIN

Maternal grandparents

François CHARTRE (CHARTRIN) Apolline MORIN

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

Pierre married Marie-Genevieve GRENON 26 August 1737 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Genevieve GRENON was born 21 February 1715 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . Marie-Genevieve died 26 December 1789 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Genevieve was the child of Pierre GRENON and Geneviève LIÉNARD dite BOISJOLI.

Pierre CROTEAU died 12 July 1792 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre CROTEAU

Pierre CROTEAU married

Marie-Genevieve GRENON
Marriage date: 26 August 1737
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Marie-Genevieve GRENON was the child of Pierre GRENON and Geneviève LIÉNARD dite BOISJOLI

Children of Pierre CROTEAU and Marie-Genevieve GRENON

Marie-Josephte CROTEAU

Born: 16 March 1741, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: 18 January 1784, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada

Charlotte CROTEAU

Born: 6 August 1748, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Therese CROTEAU

Born: 26 August 1751, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: 7 September 1773, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie FRECHET 11 January 1767 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Marguerite CROTEAU

Born: 2 April 1754, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Died: 28 January 1821, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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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 — 1716
15 March 1716
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1737 Marriage / Partner
Pierre CROTEAU and Marie-Genevieve GRENON 26 August 1737, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 21 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte CROTEAU was born 16 March 1741, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 25 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Charlotte CROTEAU was born 6 August 1748, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 32 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese CROTEAU was born 26 August 1751, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 35 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite CROTEAU was born 2 April 1754, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 38 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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Therese CROTEAU married 11 January 1767 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph-Marie FRECHET

1773 Death of Child
Marie-Therese CROTEAU died 7 September 1773, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 57 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Child
Marie-Josephte CROTEAU died 18 January 1784, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre was 67 years old.

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Genevieve GRENON died 26 December 1789, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

Death — 1792
12 July 1792
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 76.

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