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flag male ancestor  Pierre  DEBLOIS

Pierre  married  Marie-Catherine LETOURNEAU 1 February 1745 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine LETOURNEAU  was born 5 April 1728 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.  Marie-Catherine died 14 March 1800 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada.  Marie-Catherine was the child of Louis LETOURNEAU and Agathe GUYON .

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Pierre  married  Marie-Catherine LETOURNEAU 1 February 1745 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Catherine LETOURNEAU  was born 5 April 1728 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France.  Marie-Catherine died 14 March 1800 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada.  Marie-Catherine was the child of Louis LETOURNEAU and Agathe GUYON.
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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

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre DEBLOIS

Pierre DEBLOIS married flag female ancestor Marie-Catherine LETOURNEAU
Marriage date: 1 February 1745
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
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Marie-Catherine LETOURNEAU was the child of Louis LETOURNEAU and Agathe GUYON

Children of Pierre DEBLOIS and Marie-Catherine LETOURNEAU


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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
Lower Canada
1867–present
Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.


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BirthBirth — 1722
20 April 1722
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
marriage1745 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DEBLOIS and Marie-Catherine LETOURNEAU 1 February 1745, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
1764 Birth of Child
Pierre-Chrysologue DEBLOIS was born 12 April 1764, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 42 years old.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1780 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Chrysologue DEBLOIS married 7 February 1780, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada to Angelique GIGUERE
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1800 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Catherine LETOURNEAU died 14 March 1800, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
DeathDeath — 1808
21 December 1808
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 86.
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