Joseph PELLETIER

Born

24 December 1754 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Died

7 June 1837 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Joseph married Françoise UNKNOWN 16 October 1780 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise UNKNOWN was born abt. 1752 Françoise died 7 September 1824 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada.

Parents & Family of Joseph PELLETIER

Parents of Joseph PELLETIER

Father

Joseph-Marie PELLETIER

Mother

Madeleine SOUCY

Grandparents of Joseph PELLETIER

Paternal grandparents

Charles PELLETIER Louise CHOUINARD

Maternal grandparents

Joseph SOUCY dit LAVIGNE Madeleine MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Joseph had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph PELLETIER

Joseph PELLETIER married

Françoise UNKNOWN
Marriage date: 16 October 1780
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada

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Children of Joseph PELLETIER and Françoise UNKNOWN

Jean-Charles PELLETIER

Born: 22 July 1788, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 September 1842,

Married: Louise BEAUPRÉ 12 October 1807 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1754
24 December 1754
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

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.

Revolutionary War

PELTIER,Joseph, fils. (Pelletier). St-Roch-des-Aulnaies. Fought for the Americans winter 1775-76 (BTW).

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Canadian participants in the American Revolution, an index, by Virginia DeMarce
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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.