Marie-Amable PETIT

Born

20 December 1746 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

31 May 1817 , Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Marie-Amable PETIT

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Born: 20 December 1746 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Amable PETIT

Father

Jean-Baptiste PETIT

Mother

Marguerite PINEAU (PINEAULT) dite LAPERLE

Grandparents of Marie-Amable PETIT

Paternal grandparents

Michel PETIT Madeleine LUSSIER

Maternal grandparents

François PINEAU (PINEAULT) Marie-Anne GUERTIN

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

Marie-Amable married Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 30 October 1764 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 16 December 1731 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 9 August 1817 in Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Ignace BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne JOUET.

Marie-Amable PETIT died 31 May 1817 in Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Amable PETIT

Marie-Amable PETIT married

Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE
Marriage date: 30 October 1764
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was the child of Ignace BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Anne JOUET

Children of Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Amable PETIT

Marie-Louise BRODEUR

Born: 23 October 1768, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel TRUDEAU 7 February 1791 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE

Born: 15 October 1782, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 August 1832, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Marguerite RENAUD 6 February 1804 Place: Marieville, Rouville, 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 — 1746
20 December 1746
Varennes, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Amable PETIT and Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE 30 October 1764, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 17 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BRODEUR was born 23 October 1768, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Amable was 21 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.

1782 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE was born 15 October 1782, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Marie-Amable was 35 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

1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BRODEUR married 7 February 1791, Verchères, Lower Canada to Michel TRUDEAU

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BRODEUR dit LAVIGNE married 6 February 1804, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada to Marie-Marguerite RENAUD