Michel PILET

Born

29 September 1748 , Boucherville, Canada, New France

Died

1 December 1832 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Michel married Marie-Amable AUBERTIN 26 July 1773 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Amable AUBERTIN was born 4 January 1757 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Marie-Amable died 7 August 1834 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Marie-Amable was the child of Joseph AUBERTIN and Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE .

Parents & Family of Michel PILET

Parents of Michel PILET

Father

Joseph PILET

Mother

Hélène GAUTHIER

Grandparents of Michel PILET

Paternal grandparents

Jacques PILET Helene VALIQUET dite LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE)

Maternal grandparents

Jacques-Elie GAUTHIER Marie TOURNEROCHE dite ROBERT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel PILET

Michel PILET married

Marie-Amable AUBERTIN
Marriage date: 26 July 1773
Marriage place: Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Amable AUBERTIN was the child of Joseph AUBERTIN and Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE

Children of Michel PILET and Marie-Amable AUBERTIN

Marie-Louise PILET

Born: 22 January 1777, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 November 1815, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Louis LUSSIER 23 January 1797 Place: Varennes, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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

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Birth — 1748
29 September 1748
Boucherville, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Michel PILET and Marie-Amable AUBERTIN 26 July 1773, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 24 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PILET was born 22 January 1777, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Michel was 28 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1797 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PILET married 23 January 1797, Varennes, Lower Canada to Louis LUSSIER

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)