Pierre DROLET

(b. 31 October 1736 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 10 November 1790 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre DROLET was born 31 October 1736 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Pierre DROLET was the child of Joseph-Marie DROLET and Françoise GIRARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DROLET and Catherine ROUTIER (ROUTHIER) (maternal) Jean GIRARDIN and Marie-Catherine BOURRÉ (BOURRET)

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Pierre married Marguerite ROBITAILLE 14 February 1765 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Marguerite ROBITAILLE was born 18 November 1735 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marguerite died 28 August 1815 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marguerite was the child of Joseph ROBITAILLE and Catherine DROLET.

Pierre DROLET died 10 November 1790 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Robitaille Marguerite

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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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Pierre DROLET married

Marguerite ROBITAILLE-- Date: 14 February 1765 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite ROBITAILLE was the child of Joseph ROBITAILLE and Catherine DROLET

Children of Pierre DROLET and Marguerite ROBITAILLE:

Pierre DROLET (b.19 January 1768, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1849, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte DROLET 6 February 1792 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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1736 Birth
31 October 1736
L'Ancienne Lorette, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DROLET and Marguerite ROBITAILLE 14 February 1765, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

He was 28 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Pierre DROLET was born 19 January 1768, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Pierre was 31 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.