François PITRE

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abt. 1682 , Acadia, Canada

Died

5 December 1725 , Port Royal, Acadia

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Jean Beneque PITRE Marie PESSELEY (PESSELET)

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Born: abt. 1682 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Jean Beneque PITRE

Mother: Marie PESSELEY (PESSELET)

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

François married Anne PRÉJEAN 25 July 1705 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Anne PRÉJEAN was born abt. 1687 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Anne was the child of Jean PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) dit LEBRETON and Andree SAVOIE.

François PITRE died 5 December 1725 in Port Royal, Acadia .
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François PITRE married

Anne PRÉJEAN
Marriage date: 25 July 1705
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Anne PRÉJEAN was the child of Jean PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) dit LEBRETON and Andree SAVOIE

Children of François PITRE and Anne PRÉJEAN

Antoine PITRE

Born: 19 July 1706, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Anne COMEAU 1731 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Marie Josephe PITRE

Born: 28 December 1708, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Charles SIMON dit BOUCHER 12 February 1730 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Married: Charles GIROUARD 16 June 1744 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Married: Charles BOURGEOIS 1751

Jean Baptiste PITRE

Born: 16 April 1711, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 8 June 1758, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Cecile BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) 1733 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Marie Madeleine PITRE

Born: 1 March 1713, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Pierre GAUDET 30 May 1728 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Marguerite PITRE

Born: 16 May 1715, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 18 March 1806, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Francois BOUDREAU 1731 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Married: Simon PROVENCHER 11 January 1768 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Agnès PITRE

Born: 10 June 1719, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 27 May 1781, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) 1738 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Judith PITRE

Born: 13 October 1721, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 1 May 1790, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Rene BOUDREAU 1745

Married: Joseph LORD 10 November 1760 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1705 Marriage / Partner
François PITRE and Anne PRÉJEAN 25 July 1705, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1706 Birth of Child
Antoine PITRE was born 19 July 1706, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1708 Birth of Child
Marie Josephe PITRE was born 28 December 1708, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1711 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste PITRE was born 16 April 1711, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1713 Birth of Child
Marie Madeleine PITRE was born 1 March 1713, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1715 Birth of Child
Marguerite PITRE was born 16 May 1715, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Birth of Child
Agnès PITRE was born 10 June 1719, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

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

1721 Birth of Child
Judith PITRE was born 13 October 1721, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Death — 1725
5 December 1725
Port Royal, Acadia

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Burial details for Francois:

Garrison Graveyard

St. George St.
Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Website: From ameriquefrancaise.org: "Very few 18th century documents refer to the appearance of Acadian cemeteries, but those that do indicate that Acadians before the Deportation marked their graves with wooden crosses."

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