Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER

Born

12 December 1770 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 October 1815 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE

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Born: 12 December 1770 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER

Mother: Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents: François-Desales PELLETIER , Louise-Angélique HAN dite CHAUSSE

Maternal grandparents: Etienne LESIEGE dit LAFONTAINE , Marie-Agathe PROVOST

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Jean-Baptiste married Catherine PAQUIN 19 October 1801 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . Catherine PAQUIN was born 17 August 1778 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada . Catherine died 24 October 1877 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada . Catherine was the child of Joseph PAQUIN and Catherine NAULT.

Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER died 9 October 1815 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada .
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Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER married

Catherine PAQUIN
Marriage date: 19 October 1801
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Catherine PAQUIN was the child of Joseph PAQUIN and Catherine NAULT

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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 — 1770
12 December 1770
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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

1801 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER and Catherine PAQUIN 19 October 1801, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 30 years old.