Pierre ROBITAILLE

Born

28 February 1730 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Died

31 December 1798 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

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Joseph ROBITAILLE Catherine DROLET

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Born: 28 February 1730 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph ROBITAILLE

Mother: Catherine DROLET

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ROBITAILLE , Marie MAUFAY

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DROLET , Catherine ROUTIER (ROUTHIER)

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Pierre married Marie VALIN 11 February 1765 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie VALIN was born 20 July 1744 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marie died 7 December 1810 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marie was the child of François VALIN and Geneviève TRUDEL.

Pierre ROBITAILLE died 31 December 1798 in L'Ancienne Lorette, 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.

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Pierre ROBITAILLE married

Marie VALIN
Marriage date: 11 February 1765
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie VALIN was the child of François VALIN and Geneviève TRUDEL

Children of Pierre ROBITAILLE and Marie VALIN

Joseph ROBITAILLE

Born: 26 June 1776, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 August 1834, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Marie ROBITAILLE 3 February 1807 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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Birth — 1730
28 February 1730
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ROBITAILLE and Marie VALIN 11 February 1765, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

He 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Joseph ROBITAILLE was born 26 June 1776, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Pierre was 46 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)