Guillaume PELLETIER

Born

24 March 1711 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

27 July 1784 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

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Guillaume PELLETIER Marie-Louise PINEL dite LAFRANCE

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Born: 24 March 1711 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Guillaume PELLETIER

Mother: Marie-Louise PINEL dite LAFRANCE

Paternal grandparents: Noel PELLETIER , Marie-Madeleine MIGNAULT

Maternal grandparents: François-Xavier PINEL , Louise CONSTANTINEAU

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Guillaume married Françoise JEAN 1 December 1731 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Françoise JEAN was born abt. 1710 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Françoise died 21 October 1773 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Françoise was the child of Pierre JEAN and Anne-Madeleine PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU).

Guillaume PELLETIER died 27 July 1784 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Françoise JEAN
Marriage date: 1 December 1731
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Françoise JEAN was the child of Pierre JEAN and Anne-Madeleine PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU)

Children of Guillaume PELLETIER and Françoise JEAN

Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER

Born: 22 November 1731, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 31 January 1772, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Madeleine TARDIF 10 November 1760 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Reine PELLETIER

Born: 23 July 1733, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 29 March 1792, La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Married: Alexis THIBOUTOT 11 January 1751 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Claire PELLETIER

Born: 6 August 1735, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 9 June 1806, Repentigny, Lower Canada

Married: Ambroise MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES 12 January 1757 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Judith PELLETIER

Born: abt. 1737, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 August 1769, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis HUDON dit BEAULIEU 24 October 1757 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Toussaint PELLETIER

Born: 20 May 1740, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 6 March 1812, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine PARADIS 18 February 1765 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Germain PELLETIER

Born: 3 September 1746, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 14 December 1816, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte PARADIS 7 January 1766 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph-Antoine PELLETIER

Born: 28 July 1751, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 14 July 1805, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie OUELLET 4 May 1772 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre PELLETIER

Born: 30 July 1755, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 3 February 1806, La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine LEVESQUE 10 February 1777 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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Birth — 1711
24 March 1711
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume PELLETIER and Françoise JEAN 1 December 1731, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 20 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER was born 22 November 1731, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Guillaume was 20 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine PELLETIER was born 23 July 1733, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Guillaume was 22 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Claire PELLETIER was born 6 August 1735, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Guillaume was 24 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Toussaint PELLETIER was born 20 May 1740, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume was 29 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Germain PELLETIER was born 3 September 1746, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Guillaume was 35 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine PELLETIER married 11 January 1751, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Alexis THIBOUTOT

1751 Birth of Child
Joseph-Antoine PELLETIER was born 28 July 1751, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Guillaume was 40 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Pierre PELLETIER was born 30 July 1755, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Guillaume was 44 years old.

1757 Marriage of Child
Claire PELLETIER married 12 January 1757, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Ambroise MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Judith PELLETIER married 24 October 1757, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Louis HUDON dit BEAULIEU

1760 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER married 10 November 1760, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Madeleine TARDIF

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Toussaint PELLETIER married 18 February 1765, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Catherine PARADIS

1766 Marriage of Child
Germain PELLETIER married 7 January 1766, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Josephte PARADIS

1769 Death of Child
Marie-Judith PELLETIER died 3 August 1769, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Guillaume was 58 years old.

1772 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER died 31 January 1772, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Guillaume was 60 years old.

1772 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Antoine PELLETIER married 4 May 1772, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie OUELLET

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise JEAN died 21 October 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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.