Philippe DROLET

(b. 10 April 1708 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 26 August 1785 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Philippe DROLET was born 10 April 1708 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Philippe DROLET was the child of Pierre DROLET and Catherine ROUTIER (ROUTHIER) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Christophe DROLET and Jeanne LEVASSEUR (maternal) Jean ROUTIER (ROUTHIER) and Catherine MELIOT

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

Philippe married Marguerite SAVARD 12 November 1731 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite SAVARD was born 25 September 1708 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marguerite died 6 April 1789 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite was the child of Jean-François SAVARD and Marguerite RENAUD.

Philippe DROLET died 26 August 1785 in Québec, Province of Québec, 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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Philippe DROLET married

Marguerite SAVARD-- Date: 12 November 1731 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Marguerite SAVARD was the child of Jean-François SAVARD and Marguerite RENAUD

Children of Philippe DROLET and Marguerite SAVARD:

Catherine DROLET (b.30 August 1734, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 13 June 1813, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada )
m. Jacques OUVRARD 30 January 1758 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Thérèse DROLET (b.30 March 1742, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1819, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada)
m. Ignace VALIN 13 July 1761 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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1708 Birth
10 April 1708
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Philippe DROLET and Marguerite SAVARD 12 November 1731, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 23 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Catherine DROLET was born 30 August 1734, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Philippe was 26 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse DROLET was born 30 March 1742, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Philippe was 33 years old.

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Catherine DROLET married 30 January 1758, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Jacques OUVRARD

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse DROLET married 13 July 1761, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Ignace VALIN

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.

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.