Marie-Josephte PIGEON

(b. 6 March 1745 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 29 March 1813 , Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephte PIGEON was born 6 March 1745 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte PIGEON was the child of Barthelemy PIGEON and Marie-Josephe TURCOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis-Basile PIGEON and Agnes-Michelle CORON (CARON) (maternal) Jean-François TURCOT (TURCOTTE) and Marie-Anne MARTIN dite MONTPELLIER

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

Marie-Josephte married Jean-Baptiste CHARRON 9 January 1764 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste CHARRON was born 27 December 1734 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*. Jean-Baptiste died 18 November 1814 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Antoine CHARRON and Catherine JOLY.

Marie-Josephte PIGEON died 29 March 1813 in Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower 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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Marie-Josephte PIGEON married

Jean-Baptiste CHARRON-- Date: 9 January 1764 Place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste CHARRON was the child of Antoine CHARRON and Catherine JOLY

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Children of Jean-Baptiste CHARRON and Marie-Josephte PIGEON:

Joseph-Marie CHARRON (b.31 July 1773, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 March 1846, Montebello, Canada East )
m. Marie-Rose VALIQUETTE 13 January 1794 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

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1745 Birth
6 March 1745
Montréal, 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-Josephte PIGEON and Jean-Baptiste CHARRON 9 January 1764, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 18 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie CHARRON was born 31 July 1773, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Josephte was 28 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.