Andre PELLETIER

Born

25 January 1737 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

19 June 1822 , Detroit, Michigan Territory

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Pierre PELLETIER Angelique-Elisabeth LAVERGNE dite RENAUD

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Born: 25 January 1737 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre PELLETIER

Mother: Angelique-Elisabeth LAVERGNE dite RENAUD

Paternal grandparents: René PELLETIER , Marie-Madeleine LECLERC

Maternal grandparents: Arnould LAVERGNE , Marguerite DANIAU

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Andre married Catherine MELOCHE 7 February 1764 in Sainte-Anne, Détroit, Montreal, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine MELOCHE was born 5 March 1750 in Détroit, Pays-d'en-Haut, Quebec, Canada. Catherine died 14 January 1786 in Pointe-de-Montréal, du Détroits, Quebéc, Canada. Catherine was the child of Pierre MELOCHE and Jeanne CARON.

Andre PELLETIER died 19 June 1822 in Detroit, Michigan Territory.
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Recorded occupation: Maître meunier au moulin Meloche

The meunier, or miller, was a person who owned and/or operated a mill — a machine used to grind a cereal crop to make flour. He oversaw all the operations that went into milling grain. Then, he bagged the flour, weighed it, stored it as needed, and collected revenue from it.
Source: tfcq.ca

Life as a Meunier in 18th Century New France: Flour, Family, and Fortitude

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Spouse & Children of Andre PELLETIER

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Andre PELLETIER married

Catherine MELOCHE
Marriage date: 7 February 1764
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne, Détroit, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Catherine MELOCHE was the child of Pierre MELOCHE and Jeanne CARON

Children of Andre PELLETIER and Catherine MELOCHE

Marie Josephe PELTIER

Born: 21 August 1776, L'Assomption de la Pointe de Montréal du Détroit, Canada
Died: 23 January 1854, Windsor, Essex, Canada West

Married: Jean-Baptiste CHARBONNEAU 5 November 1792 Place: Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada (Assumption) (Sandwich) (Walkerville)

Susanne PELTIER

Born: 3 November 1782, L'Assomption, Pointe-de-Montréal du Détroits, Quebéc, Canada
Died: 7 May 1846, Dover, Kent, Canada West

Married: Jean-Baptiste FAUBERT 26 October 1797 Place: Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada (Assumption) (Sandwich) (Walkerville)

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Birth — 1737
25 January 1737
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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

1764 Marriage / Partner
Andre PELLETIER and Catherine MELOCHE 7 February 1764, Sainte-Anne, Détroit, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie Josephe PELTIER was born 21 August 1776, L'Assomption de la Pointe de Montréal du Détroit, Canada

Andre was 39 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Susanne PELTIER was born 3 November 1782, L'Assomption, Pointe-de-Montréal du Détroits, Quebéc, Canada

Andre was 45 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine MELOCHE died 14 January 1786, Pointe-de-Montréal, du Détroits, Quebéc, Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Marie Josephe PELTIER married 5 November 1792, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada (Assumption) (Sandwich) (Walkerville) to Jean-Baptiste CHARBONNEAU

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

1797 Marriage of Child
Susanne PELTIER married 26 October 1797, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada (Assumption) (Sandwich) (Walkerville) to Jean-Baptiste FAUBERT

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

Death — 1822
19 June 1822
Detroit, Michigan Territory
He died at the age of 85.