Gervais PARENTEAU

Born

27 December 1755 , Louiseville, Canada, New France

Died

6 May 1836 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Gervais married Marie DESROSIERS dite DARGIS 13 November 1786 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie DESROSIERS dite DARGIS was born 7 October 1763 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie died 20 May 1831 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Marie was the child of Joseph DESROSIERS dit DARGIS and Marie-Anne PINEL dite BELLEFEUILLE .

Parents & Family of Gervais PARENTEAU

Parents of Gervais PARENTEAU

Father

Augustin PARENTEAU

Mother

Angélique VANASSE

Grandparents of Gervais PARENTEAU

Paternal grandparents

Pierre-Louis PARENTEAU Marguerite LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

Maternal grandparents

Sebastien VANASSE Marie-Suzanne BARON dite LUPIEN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Gervais PARENTEAU

Gervais PARENTEAU married

Marie DESROSIERS dite DARGIS
Marriage date: 13 November 1786
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie DESROSIERS dite DARGIS was the child of Joseph DESROSIERS dit DARGIS and Marie-Anne PINEL dite BELLEFEUILLE

Children of Gervais PARENTEAU and Marie DESROSIERS dite DARGIS

Jean-Baptiste PARENTEAU

Born: 25 July 1791, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth PAGE 30 January 1815 Place: Louiseville, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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 — 1755
27 December 1755
Louiseville, 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.

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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Gervais PARENTEAU and Marie DESROSIERS dite DARGIS 13 November 1786, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 30 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PARENTEAU was born 25 July 1791, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Gervais was 35 years old.

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

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

1815 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PARENTEAU married 30 January 1815, Louiseville, Lower Canada to Elisabeth PAGE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie DESROSIERS dite DARGIS died 20 May 1831, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

Death — 1836
6 May 1836
Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 80.

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