Charlotte DROLET

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abt. 1721 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

21 December 1813 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

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Jacques DROLET Therese BOUTIN

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Born: abt. 1721 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jacques DROLET

Mother: Therese BOUTIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre DROLET , Catherine ROUTIER (ROUTHIER)

Maternal grandparents: Jean BOUTIN , Marie-Anne FONTAINE

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Charlotte married Pierre ALAIN 17 May 1745 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre ALAIN was born abt. 1722 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Pierre was the child of Pierre ALAIN and Anne RACINE.

Charlotte DROLET died 21 December 1813 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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Charlotte DROLET married

Pierre ALAIN
Marriage date: 17 May 1745
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

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Pierre ALAIN was the child of Pierre ALAIN and Anne RACINE

Children of Pierre ALAIN and Charlotte DROLET

Marguerite ALAIN

Born: 12 June 1752, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 9 May 1818, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste DROLET 7 February 1774 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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1745 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte DROLET and Pierre ALAIN 17 May 1745, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

1752 Birth of Child
Marguerite ALAIN was born 12 June 1752, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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.

1774 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ALAIN married 7 February 1774, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Jean-Baptiste DROLET

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.