Marie-Françoise PETIT

Born

10 May 1732 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

16 December 1772 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise married Pierre RIVET 8 February 1751 in Repentigny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre RIVET was born 23 July 1717 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Pierre was the child of Pierre RIVET and Marie-Catherine MORISSEAU .

Parents & Family of Marie-Françoise PETIT

Parents of Marie-Françoise PETIT

Father

Michel PETIT

Mother

Madeleine JETTE

Grandparents of Marie-Françoise PETIT

Paternal grandparents

Michel PETIT Madeleine LUSSIER

Maternal grandparents

Paul JETTE Martine DEMERS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Françoise PETIT

Marie-Françoise PETIT married

Pierre RIVET
Marriage date: 8 February 1751
Marriage place: Repentigny, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Pierre RIVET was the child of Pierre RIVET and Marie-Catherine MORISSEAU

Children of Pierre RIVET and Marie-Françoise PETIT

Marie-Louise RIVET

Born: 8 September 1755, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Charles LANGLOIS 4 February 1782 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, 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 — 1732
10 May 1732
Varennes, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Françoise PETIT and Pierre RIVET 8 February 1751, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

She was 18 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise RIVET was born 8 September 1755, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Françoise was 23 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.