Barthelemy COLLETTE (COLLET)

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25 August 1741 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

27 October 1832 , Iberville, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Barthelemy COLLETTE (COLLET) dit PICARD Anne PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

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Born: 25 August 1741 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Barthelemy COLLETTE (COLLET) dit PICARD

Mother: Anne PETIT dite BEAUCHEMIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Joseph COLLET (COLLETTE) , Marguerite COURTOIS

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas PETIT dit BEAUCHEMIN , Marie RÉGUINDEAU

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Barthelemy married Marie-Anne CHOQUET 16 January 1764 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne CHOQUET was born 29 January 1741 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Anne died 1 December 1809 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph CHOQUET and Marie-Josephe LUSSIER.

Barthelemy COLLETTE (COLLET) died 27 October 1832 in Iberville, Lower 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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Marie-Anne CHOQUET
Marriage date: 16 January 1764
Marriage place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne CHOQUET was the child of Joseph CHOQUET and Marie-Josephe LUSSIER

Children of Barthelemy COLLETTE (COLLET) and Marie-Anne CHOQUET

François COLLETTE (COLLET)

Born: 29 January 1769, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angélique MAGNY dite LADOUCEUR 15 January 1793 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Apolline COLLETTE

Born: 12 July 1785, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles LALANNE 24 September 1804 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1741
25 August 1741
Varennes, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Barthelemy COLLETTE (COLLET) and Marie-Anne CHOQUET 16 January 1764, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

He was 22 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
François COLLETTE (COLLET) was born 29 January 1769, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Barthelemy was 27 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Apolline COLLETTE was born 12 July 1785, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Barthelemy was 43 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
François COLLETTE (COLLET) married 15 January 1793, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Angélique MAGNY dite LADOUCEUR

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage of Child
Apolline COLLETTE married 24 September 1804, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Charles LALANNE