Nicolas PERRAULT

Born

16 April 1725 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Died

1 October 1793 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

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Pierre PERROT (PERRAULT)Marie-Anne LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU)

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Born: 16 April 1725 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre PERROT (PERRAULT)

Mother: Marie-Anne LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU)

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas PERROT (PERRAULT) , Madeleine RACLOS

Maternal grandparents: Jean LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) dit BEAUCERON , Anne-Marie BAUDOIN (BEAUDOIN)

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Nicolas married Madeleine RIVET 25 January 1751 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine RIVET was born 4 November 1727 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 11 April 1785 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Madeleine was the child of Maurice RIVET and Marie-Marguerite LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE.

Nicolas married (2) Marie-Thérèse LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 4 October 1785 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Thérèse LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN was born 18 June 1734 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Thérèse died 9 November 1821 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Madeleine MOUSSEAU.

Nicolas PERRAULT died 1 October 1793 in L'Assomption, 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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Nicolas PERRAULT married

Madeleine RIVET
Marriage date: 25 January 1751
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Madeleine RIVET was the child of Maurice RIVET and Marie-Marguerite LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE

Children of Nicolas PERRAULT and Madeleine RIVET

Joseph PERRAULT (PERREAULT)

Born: abt. 1751, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine VENNE 16 August 1773 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Madeleine PERRAULT

Born: 12 December 1758, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 9 December 1838, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada

Married: Mathurin RICHARD 24 October 1774 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Nicolas PERRAULT married

Marie-Thérèse LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN
Marriage date: 4 October 1785
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Thérèse LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN was the child of Joseph LAPERCHE dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Madeleine MOUSSEAU

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Birth — 1725
16 April 1725
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas PERRAULT and Madeleine RIVET 25 January 1751, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine PERRAULT was born 12 December 1758, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Nicolas was 33 years old.

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Joseph PERRAULT (PERREAULT) married 16 August 1773, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Madeleine VENNE

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine PERRAULT married 24 October 1774, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Mathurin RICHARD

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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas PERRAULT and Marie-Thérèse LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 4 October 1785, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 60 years old.