Joseph PELLETIER

Born

11 September 1753 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

23 September 1828 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Basile PELLETIER Agathe-Genevieve HUOT dite ST-LAURENT

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Born: 11 September 1753 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Father: Basile PELLETIER

Mother: Agathe-Genevieve HUOT dite ST-LAURENT

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume PELLETIER , Marie-Louise PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Nicolas HUOT dit ST-LAURENT , Genevieve HUDON dite BEAULIEU

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Joseph married Catherine SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS 22 August 1776 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS was born abt. 1757 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine died 17 May 1823 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Catherine was the child of Augustin SIROIS and Marie-Anne BOUCHER.

Joseph PELLETIER died 23 September 1828 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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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Joseph PELLETIER married

Catherine SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS
Marriage date: 22 August 1776
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS was the child of Augustin SIROIS and Marie-Anne BOUCHER

Children of Joseph PELLETIER and Catherine SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

Modeste PELLETIER

Born: 30 December 1785, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 April 1853, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Joseph-Amable ROY dit DESJARDINS 27 November 1804 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Catherine PELLETIER

Born: 4 January 1788, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 January 1871, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada

Married: André BOISBRIAND 26 January 1807 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1753
11 September 1753
Kamouraska, 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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PELLETIER and Catherine SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS 22 August 1776, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 22 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Modeste PELLETIER was born 30 December 1785, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Catherine PELLETIER was born 4 January 1788, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph was 34 years old.

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

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

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Modeste PELLETIER married 27 November 1804, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Joseph-Amable ROY dit DESJARDINS

1807 Marriage of Child
Catherine PELLETIER married 26 January 1807, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to André BOISBRIAND

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