Pierre-Antoine BELLET (BLET) GAZAILLE

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5 July 1728 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

14 October 1771 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre GAZAILLE dit BLETTE Angélique NIQUET

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Born: 5 July 1728 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GAZAILLE dit BLETTE

Mother: Angélique NIQUET

Paternal grandparents: Jean BELLET dit GAZAILLE (BLET) (BELET) , Jeanne BOUVEAU (BEAUVEAU)

Maternal grandparents: Jean NIQUET , Angélique PINARD

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Pierre-Antoine married Marie-Angélique VANDAL 8 January 1759 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Angélique VANDAL was born 4 May 1733 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Angélique died 6 November 1804 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Angélique was the child of François VANDAL and Marie-Antoinette RIPAULT.

Pierre-Antoine BELLET (BLET) GAZAILLE died 14 October 1771 in Sorel, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Pierre-Antoine BELLET (BLET) GAZAILLE married

Marie-Angélique VANDAL
Marriage date: 8 January 1759
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Marie-Angélique VANDAL was the child of François VANDAL and Marie-Antoinette RIPAULT

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Children of Pierre-Antoine BELLET (BLET) GAZAILLE and Marie-Angélique VANDAL

Angélique BELLET

Born: 15 March 1761, Sorel, Canada
Died: 25 July 1829, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Germain LEROUX dit CARDINAL 1793 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre BELLET

Born: 15 August 1762, Sorel, Canada
Died: 12 March 1827, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Francoise QUERY 26 January 1789 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie BELLET (BLET)

Born: 30 January 1767, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 November 1820, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: René-Philippe HERPIN (ARPIN) 30 January 1786 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Antoine BELLET (BLET)

Born: 1 September 1768, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 June 1840, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Agathe HUS COURNOYER 1796 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1728
5 July 1728
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Antoine BELLET (BLET) GAZAILLE and Marie-Angélique VANDAL 8 January 1759, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 30 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Angélique BELLET was born 15 March 1761, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre-Antoine was 32 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Pierre BELLET was born 15 August 1762, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre-Antoine was 34 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.