Madeleine PELLETIER

Born

7 October 1758 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Died

18 June 1828 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

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François PELLETIER Geneviève MORNEAU

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Born: 7 October 1758 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France

Father: François PELLETIER

Mother: Geneviève MORNEAU

Paternal grandparents: Charles PELLETIER , Barbe ST-PIERRE

Maternal grandparents: François MORNEAU , Angélique BERNIER

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Madeleine married Alexis GAGNÉ 27 April 1778 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alexis GAGNÉ was born 11 April 1749 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Alexis died 9 September 1798 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Alexis was the child of Alexis GAGNÉ and Marie-Catherine BOUCHER.

Madeleine PELLETIER died 18 June 1828 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Madeleine PELLETIER married

Alexis GAGNÉ
Marriage date: 27 April 1778
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis GAGNÉ was the child of Alexis GAGNÉ and Marie-Catherine BOUCHER

Children of Alexis GAGNÉ and Madeleine PELLETIER

Marie-Magdeleine GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE

Born: July 8, 1780, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: May 15, 1857, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East

Married: Philippe CHARTIER 17 February 1800 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Andre GAGNÉ dit BELLAVANCE

Born: 23 March 1795, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Died: 8 January 1883, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada

Married: Scholastique OUELLET 24 February 1824 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1758
7 October 1758
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.

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine PELLETIER and Alexis GAGNÉ 27 April 1778, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Magdeleine GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE was born July 8, 1780, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 21 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1795 Birth of Child
Andre GAGNÉ dit BELLAVANCE was born 23 March 1795, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 36 years old.

1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alexis GAGNÉ died 9 September 1798, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Magdeleine GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE married 17 February 1800, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Philippe CHARTIER

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)

1824 Marriage of Child
Andre GAGNÉ dit BELLAVANCE married 24 February 1824, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Scholastique OUELLET

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

Death — 1828
18 June 1828
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 69.

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