Jean-Marie PELLETIER

Born

16 October 1762 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada

Died

31 July 1798 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Joseph PELLETIER Marie CARON

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Born: 16 October 1762 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada

Father: Joseph PELLETIER

Mother: Marie CARON

Paternal grandparents: Joseph PELLETIER , Marie-Anne BOUCHER

Maternal grandparents: Ignace CARON , Marie GAULIN (GOLIN)

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Jean-Marie married Marie-Marguerite BOURGELAS dite DEGENE 28 January 1788 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite BOURGELAS dite DEGENE was born 29 April 1770 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Marguerite died 4 October 1835 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Maurice BOURGELAS dit DEGENE and Marguerite TOUSSAINT.

Jean-Marie PELLETIER died 31 July 1798 in Kamouraska, 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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Jean-Marie PELLETIER married

Marie-Marguerite BOURGELAS dite DEGENE
Marriage date: 28 January 1788
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite BOURGELAS dite DEGENE was the child of Maurice BOURGELAS dit DEGENE and Marguerite TOUSSAINT

Children of Jean-Marie PELLETIER and Marie-Marguerite BOURGELAS dite DEGENE

Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER

Born: abt. 1797, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 May 1877, Hébertville, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Married: Priscille DARIS 12 February 1821 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1762
16 October 1762
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Marie PELLETIER and Marie-Marguerite BOURGELAS dite DEGENE 28 January 1788, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 25 years old.

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

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