Marie-Josephte DROLET

Born

18 May 1733 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Died

4 November 1801 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

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Jacques DROLET Therese BOUTIN

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Marie-Josephte DROLET was born 18 May 1733 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte DROLET was the child of Jacques DROLET and Therese BOUTIN

and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DROLET and Catherine ROUTIER (ROUTHIER) (maternal) Jean BOUTIN and Marie-Anne FONTAINE

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Marie-Josephte married Romain ROBITAILLE 19 April 1751 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Romain ROBITAILLE was born 10 August 1724 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Romain died 13 August 1809 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Romain was the child of Romain ROBITAILLE and Marie-Francoise MARIER.

Marie-Josephte DROLET died 4 November 1801 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Josephte DROLET married

Romain ROBITAILLE
Marriage date: 19 April 1751
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Romain ROBITAILLE was the child of Romain ROBITAILLE and Marie-Francoise MARIER

Children of Romain ROBITAILLE and Marie-Josephte DROLET

Francois ROBITAILLE

Born: 6 May 1768, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 November 1841, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Scholastique CARON 24 May 1802 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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1733 Birth
18 May 1733
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte DROLET and Romain ROBITAILLE 19 April 1751, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

She was 17 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Francois ROBITAILLE was born 6 May 1768, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Josephte was 34 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.