François PÉTRIN

Born

13 August 1744 , Yamaska, Canada, New France

Died

9 July 1830 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

François married Élisabeth-Isabelle GIGUÈRE 22 February 1773 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Élisabeth-Isabelle GIGUÈRE was born 29 November 1746 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . Élisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Louis GIGUÈRE and Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY .

Parents & Family of François PÉTRIN

Parents of François PÉTRIN

Father

François PÉTRIN

Mother

Marguerite-Antoinette PARENTEAU

Grandparents of François PÉTRIN

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Pierre-Louis PARENTEAU Marguerite LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François PÉTRIN

François PÉTRIN married

Élisabeth-Isabelle GIGUÈRE
Marriage date: 22 February 1773
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Élisabeth-Isabelle GIGUÈRE was the child of Louis GIGUÈRE and Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY

Children of François PÉTRIN and Élisabeth-Isabelle GIGUÈRE

François PÉTRIN

Born: 22 October 1775, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 June 1850, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne ST-GERMAIN 14 February 1803 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

Marguerite PETRIN

Born: 7 June 1783, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 October 1861, Saint-David, Canada East

Married: Louis ST-GERMAIN 23 October 1809 Place: Yamaska, 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 — 1744
13 August 1744
Yamaska, 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
François PÉTRIN and Élisabeth-Isabelle GIGUÈRE 22 February 1773, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 28 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
François PÉTRIN was born 22 October 1775, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François was 31 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.