Madeleine-Françoise MATTE

Born

16 June 1706 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

14 February 1787 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

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Laurent MATTE Françoise SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

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Born: 16 June 1706 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Father: Laurent MATTE

Mother: Françoise SYLVESTRE dite CHAMPAGNE

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas MATTE , Marie-Madeleine AUVRAY

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas SYLVESTRE dit CHAMPAGNE , Barbe NEVEU

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

Madeleine-Françoise married Jean-François PETIT 15 January 1725 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-François PETIT was born 16 January 1704 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Jean-François died 4 May 1773 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Jean-François was the child of Nicolas PETIT and Marie-Marguerite BERTRAND.

Madeleine-Françoise MATTE died 14 February 1787 in Cap-Santé, 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Spouse & Children of Madeleine-Françoise MATTE

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Madeleine-Françoise MATTE married

Jean-François PETIT
Marriage date: 15 January 1725
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Jean-François PETIT was the child of Nicolas PETIT and Marie-Marguerite BERTRAND

Children of Jean-François PETIT and Madeleine-Françoise MATTE

Thérèse PETIT

Born: 15 March 1736, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 4 February 1805, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Married: François-De-Sales LEFEBVRE 14 February 1763 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Augustin PETIT

Born: 9 January 1738, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 2 May 1821, Deschambault, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte GODIN 9 January 1764 Place: Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Angelique PETIT

Born: 8 March 1746, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph BRIERE 4 July 1774 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Genevieve PETIT

Born: 15 June 1748, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 10 June 1839, Deschambault, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Joseph GODIN 7 September 1767 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

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Birth — 1706
16 June 1706
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1725 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine-Françoise MATTE and Jean-François PETIT 15 January 1725, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

She was 18 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Thérèse PETIT was born 15 March 1736, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Madeleine-Françoise was 29 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Augustin PETIT was born 9 January 1738, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Madeleine-Françoise was 31 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Angelique PETIT was born 8 March 1746, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Madeleine-Françoise was 39 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Genevieve PETIT was born 15 June 1748, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Madeleine-Françoise was 42 years old.

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

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Thérèse PETIT married 14 February 1763, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to François-De-Sales LEFEBVRE

1764 Marriage of Child
Augustin PETIT married 9 January 1764 , Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils) to Marie-Josephte GODIN

1767 Marriage of Child
Genevieve PETIT married 7 September 1767, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Louis-Joseph GODIN

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-François PETIT died 4 May 1773, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

1774 Marriage of Child
Angelique PETIT married 4 July 1774, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Joseph BRIERE

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.