Pierre MONTPETIT

(b. 25 May 1722 , Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 30 January 1783 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Pierre MONTPETIT was born 25 May 1722 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

Pierre MONTPETIT was the child of Pierre MONTPETIT dit POITEVIN and Angelique VILLERAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MONTPETIT dit POITEVIN and Marie-Louise BAUNE (BEAULNE) dite LAFRANCHISE (maternal) Antoine VILLERAY and Jeanne QUENNEVILLE

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Pierre married Marie-Josephte DAOUST 7 February 1746 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte DAOUST was born 18 April 1727 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Josephte died 11 July 1762 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Charles DAOUST and Angélique SAUVÉ dite LAPLANTE.

Pierre MONTPETIT died 30 January 1783 in Québec Province, Canada.
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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 MONTPETIT married

Marie-Josephte DAOUST-- Date: 7 February 1746 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte DAOUST was the child of Charles DAOUST and Angélique SAUVÉ dite LAPLANTE

Children of Pierre MONTPETIT and Marie-Josephte DAOUST:

Pierre MONTPETIT (b.10 January 1747, Île-Perrot, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1827, Île-Perrot, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise HUNAULT 2 March 1772 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Suzanne MONTPETIT (b.16 July 1754, Île-Perrot, Canada, New France d. 14 December 1819, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU 16 January 1774 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

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1722 Birth
25 May 1722
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MONTPETIT and Marie-Josephte DAOUST 7 February 1746, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Pierre MONTPETIT was born 10 January 1747, Île-Perrot, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal)

Pierre was 24 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Suzanne MONTPETIT was born 16 July 1754, Île-Perrot, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte DAOUST died 11 July 1762, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Pierre MONTPETIT married 2 March 1772, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres) to Françoise HUNAULT

1774 Marriage of Child
Suzanne MONTPETIT married 16 January 1774, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres) to Jean-Baptiste VERONNEAU

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.