André BLANCHET

Born

14 April 1742 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

17 October 1793 , Beloeil, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of André BLANCHET

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Born: 14 April 1742 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Parents of André BLANCHET

Father

Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET

Mother

Geneviève ROUSSEAU

Grandparents of André BLANCHET

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BLANCHET Marie FOURNIER

Maternal grandparents

Jean ROUSSEAU Marie DESTROISMAISONS

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

André married Marie-Françoise BUTEAU (BULTEAU) 11 September 1769 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Françoise BUTEAU (BULTEAU) was born 1 April 1747 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . Marie-Françoise died 6 June 1817 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . Marie-Françoise was the child of François BUTEAU and Marie-Anne TANGUAY.

André BLANCHET died 17 October 1793 in Beloeil, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of André BLANCHET

André BLANCHET married

Marie-Françoise BUTEAU (BULTEAU)
Marriage date: 11 September 1769
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Françoise BUTEAU (BULTEAU) was the child of François BUTEAU and Marie-Anne TANGUAY

Children of André BLANCHET and Marie-Françoise BUTEAU (BULTEAU)

Marie-Françoise BLANCHET

Born: 18 May 1774, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François-Toussaint GAUTHIER 9 January 1792 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Augustin BLANCHET

Born: 2 November 1776, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 July 1829, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite PELOQUIN 25 February 1805 Place: Sorel, Lower 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 — 1742
14 April 1742
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
André BLANCHET and Marie-Françoise BUTEAU (BULTEAU) 11 September 1769, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 27 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise BLANCHET was born 18 May 1774, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

André was 32 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Augustin BLANCHET was born 2 November 1776, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

André was 34 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 Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise BLANCHET married 9 January 1792, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to François-Toussaint GAUTHIER