Alexis PELLETIER

Born

30 March 1718 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

29 January 1789 , Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexis married Geneviève MAISONNEUVE 25 February 1743 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève MAISONNEUVE was born 3 March 1721 in Laval, Canada, New France . Geneviève died 7 October 1760 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada. Geneviève was the child of Pierre MAISONNEUVE and Marie LAMOTHE .

Parents & Family of Alexis PELLETIER

Parents of Alexis PELLETIER

Father

Jean PELLETIER

Mother

Ursule FERLAND

Grandparents of Alexis PELLETIER

Paternal grandparents

René PELLETIER Marie-Madeleine LECLERC

Maternal grandparents

François FERLAND Jeanne-Françoise MILLOIR

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis PELLETIER

Alexis PELLETIER married

Geneviève MAISONNEUVE
Marriage date: 25 February 1743
Marriage place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Geneviève MAISONNEUVE was the child of Pierre MAISONNEUVE and Marie LAMOTHE

Children of Alexis PELLETIER and Geneviève MAISONNEUVE

Archange PELLETIER

Born: 23 May 1744, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 8 January 1814, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste NADON dit LETOURNEAU 13 October 1766 Place: Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève PELLETIER

Born: 3 February 1746, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre RANCOURT 5 October 1778 Place: Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1718
30 March 1718
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1743 Marriage / Partner
Alexis PELLETIER and Geneviève MAISONNEUVE 25 February 1743, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 24 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Archange PELLETIER was born 23 May 1744, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Alexis was 26 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève PELLETIER was born 3 February 1746, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Alexis was 27 years old.

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

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève MAISONNEUVE died 7 October 1760, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, 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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Archange PELLETIER married 13 October 1766, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste NADON dit LETOURNEAU

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.