Antoine BLANCHET

(b. 25 July 1742 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 3 April 1815 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

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Antoine BLANCHET was born 25 July 1742 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Antoine BLANCHET was the child of Pierre BLANCHET and Catherine ROUSSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Alphonse BLANCHET and Louise GAGNÉ (maternal) Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU and Catherine ROULEAU

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

Antoine married Agathe ROY 1 February 1768 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agathe ROY was born 19 October 1742 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Agathe died 20 January 1782 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Agathe was the child of Augustin ROY and Marie-Agathe AUBE dite LANGLOIS.

Antoine BLANCHET died 3 April 1815 in Saint-Henri, 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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Antoine BLANCHET married

Agathe ROY-- Date: 1 February 1768 Place: Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Agathe ROY was the child of Augustin ROY and Marie-Agathe AUBE dite LANGLOIS

Children of Antoine BLANCHET and Agathe ROY:

Marie-Louise BLANCHET (b.9 March 1777, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 November 1853, Saint-Henri, Canada East )
m. Louis GAGNE 7 October 1794 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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1742 Birth
25 July 1742
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Antoine BLANCHET and Agathe ROY 1 February 1768, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 25 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.