Jean
PETITPAS
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Jean PETITPAS was born abt. 1752 in Port Toulouse, Acadia
and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude PETITPAS and Françoise LAVERGNE (maternal) Jean FOUGERE (FUGERE) and Madeleine BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Marie-Marthe BONNEVIE abt. 1786 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marthe BONNEVIE was born 20 January 1765 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France. Marie-Marthe died 10 December 1843 in Tracadie, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada (Upper Big Tracadie). Marie-Marthe was the child of Jacques BONNEVIE and Marie Madeleine THIBAULT.
Jean PETITPAS died abt. 1804 in Tracadie, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada .
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Marie-Marthe BONNEVIEMarriage date: abt. 1786
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Marie-Marthe BONNEVIE was the child of Jacques BONNEVIE and Marie Madeleine THIBAULT
Children of Jean PETITPAS and Marie-Marthe BONNEVIE
Sophique PETITPASDied: ,
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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)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower CanadaAdded: 3/24/2026 12:32:43 PM
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