Pierre
DROLET
Born
10 September 1753
,
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died
8 November 1831
,
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada
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Pierre DROLET married 
Thérèse-Marguerite FAVRON
Marriage date: 8 October 1770
Marriage place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Thérèse-Marguerite FAVRON was the child of Pierre FAVRON and Marie-Charlotte MERCIER
Thérèse-Marguerite FAVRONMarriage date: 8 October 1770
Marriage place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Thérèse-Marguerite FAVRON was the child of Pierre FAVRON and Marie-Charlotte MERCIER
Children of Pierre DROLET and Thérèse-Marguerite FAVRON
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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 — 175310 September 1753
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
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.
1770 Marriage / PartnerPierre DROLET and Thérèse-Marguerite FAVRON 8 October 1770, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada
He was 17 years old.
1775 Birth of ChildTherese DROLET was born 14 February 1775, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)
Pierre was 21 years old.
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.1781 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne DROLET was born 6 September 1781, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)
Pierre was 28 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1820 Death of Spouse/PartnerThérèse-Marguerite FAVRON died 26 February 1820, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of EnglandDeath — 18318 November 1831
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 78.
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