Michel married Josephte PEPIN
25 November 1799
in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
.
The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte PEPIN
was born
15 December 1778
in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .
Josephte died
1 September 1864
in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East .
Josephte was the child of Alexandre PEPIN and Marie Anne PARR.
Michel BILLY died
18 February 1840
in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION
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Recorded occupation:Cultivateur
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer. Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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1799 Marriage / Partner Michel BILLY and Josephte PEPIN 25 November 1799, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
1804 Birth of Child Julie BILLY was born 20 July 1804, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
Michel
BILLY
Josephte PEPIN
Birth — 1775
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1799 Marriage / Partner
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
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