Etienne PERRAULT

Born

6 December 1733 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

18 February 1808 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Barthélémy-Francois PERRAULT Dorothee BRISSON

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Born: 6 December 1733 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Barthélémy-Francois PERRAULT

Mother: Dorothee BRISSON

Paternal grandparents: Joseph PERRAULT (PERROT) , Marie GAGNÉ

Maternal grandparents: René BRISSON , Geneviève TETU (TESTU)

Etienne had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Etienne married Madeleine PLOURDE 18 October 1756 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine PLOURDE was born 7 November 1733 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . Madeleine died 28 February 1786 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine was the child of Augustin PLOURDE and Marie-Madeleine LEVESQUE.

Etienne PERRAULT died 18 February 1808 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .

m. Lavoie Genevieve
m. Plourde Madeleine

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Etienne PERRAULT married

Madeleine PLOURDE
Marriage date: 18 October 1756
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Madeleine PLOURDE was the child of Augustin PLOURDE and Marie-Madeleine LEVESQUE

Children of Etienne PERRAULT and Madeleine PLOURDE

Etienne PERRAULT

Born: 16 July 1761, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada
Died: 26 January 1843, L'Isle-Verte, Canada East

Married: Thecle MICHAUD 14 August 1809 Place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Lambert PERRAULT

Born: 15 September 1767, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 November 1841, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne BOIS 8 July 1793 Place: La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Abraham PERREAULT

Born: 13 July 1771, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 September 1842, Saint-Valentin, Canada East

Married: Marie-Esther GRANGER 2 February 1807 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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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 — 1733
6 December 1733
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Etienne PERRAULT and Madeleine PLOURDE 18 October 1756, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 22 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Etienne PERRAULT was born 16 July 1761, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Etienne was 27 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 Birth of Child
Lambert PERRAULT was born 15 September 1767, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Etienne was 33 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Abraham PERREAULT was born 13 July 1771, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Etienne was 37 years old.

Revolutionary War

PERRAULT,Etienne. Riviere-Ouelle. Fought for the Americans winter 1775-76. (BTW).

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Canadian participants in the American Revolution, an index, by Virginia DeMarce
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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.