Marie-Josephte PARENT

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17 May 1745 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

20 March 1809 , Varennes, Lower Canada

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Pierre PARENT Louise GAGNON

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Born: 17 May 1745 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre PARENT

Mother: Louise GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Étienne PARENT , Marie-Thérèse CHEVALIER

Maternal grandparents: Joseph GAGNON , Anne LUNEAU (LOUINEAU)

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Marie-Josephte married Joseph COLLETTE 6 September 1774 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph COLLETTE was born 13 March 1729 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Joseph was the child of Joseph COLLET (COLLETTE) and Françoise ALLARD.

Marie-Josephte PARENT died 20 March 1809 in Varennes, 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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Marie-Josephte PARENT married

Joseph COLLETTE
Marriage date: 6 September 1774
Marriage place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph COLLETTE was the child of Joseph COLLET (COLLETTE) and Françoise ALLARD

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Joseph COLLETTE

Born: 3 May 1776, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 November 1814, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte BRUNELLE 21 January 1799 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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Birth — 1745
17 May 1745
Québec, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte PARENT and Joseph COLLETTE 6 September 1774, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 29 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.