Michel PILET

(b. 29 September 1748 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 1 December 1832 , Varennes, Lower Canada )

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Michel PILET was born 29 September 1748 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Michel PILET was the child of Joseph PILET and Hélène GAUTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques PILET and Helene VALIQUET dite LAVERDURE (VALIQUETTE) (maternal) Jacques-Elie GAUTHIER and Marie TOURNEROCHE dite ROBERT

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Amable died 7 August 1834 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Amable was the child of Joseph AUBERTIN and Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE.

Michel PILET died 1 December 1832 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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Michel PILET married

Marie-Amable AUBERTIN-- Date: 26 July 1773 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 (b.22 January 1777, Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 November 1815, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Louis LUSSIER 23 January 1797 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

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1748 Birth
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, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Louis LUSSIER

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