Pierre-François JANELLE

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29 April 1731 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Died

1 September 1784 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-François JANELLE Françoise BENOIT

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Born: 29 April 1731 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François JANELLE

Mother: Françoise BENOIT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BENOIT dit LAFOREST , Jeanne-Marie-Anne JACQUET ST-AMAND dite GERLAISE

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Pierre-François married Marie-Thérèse PROULX 11 February 1754 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Thérèse PROULX was born 13 July 1734 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Thérèse died 20 June 1826 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Claude PROULX and Isabelle ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU.

Pierre-François JANELLE died 1 September 1784 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, 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-Thérèse PROULX
Marriage date: 11 February 1754
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Marie-Thérèse PROULX was the child of Claude PROULX and Isabelle ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU

Children of Pierre-François JANELLE and Marie-Thérèse PROULX

Antoine JANELLE

Born: 3 October 1759, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 31 December 1807, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Agathe PERRON 26 February 1781 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Thérèse JANELLE

Born: 11 September 1761, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada
Died: 3 January 1810, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre ALIE 7 February 1780 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Elisabeth JANELLE

Born: 28 February 1763, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 May 1821, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Michel JUTRAS 4 February 1782 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Josephte JANELLE

Born: 6 September 1764, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 April 1849, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

Married: François COURCHESNE 6 February 1786 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite JANELLE

Born: 30 September 1768, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 October 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BOISVERT 30 January 1786 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste JANELLE

Born: 13 October 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 August 1849, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East

Married: Geneviève MORVAN 11 January 1796 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1731
29 April 1731
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-François JANELLE and Marie-Thérèse PROULX 11 February 1754, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 22 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Antoine JANELLE was born 3 October 1759, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Pierre-François was 28 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Thérèse JANELLE was born 11 September 1761, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Pierre-François was 30 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Elisabeth JANELLE was born 28 February 1763, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Pierre-François was 31 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Josephte JANELLE was born 6 September 1764, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Pierre-François was 33 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marguerite JANELLE was born 30 September 1768, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Pierre-François was 37 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste JANELLE was born 13 October 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Pierre-François was 43 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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Thérèse JANELLE married 7 February 1780, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Pierre ALIE

1781 Marriage of Child
Antoine JANELLE married 26 February 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Agathe PERRON

1782 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth JANELLE married 4 February 1782, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Michel JUTRAS