Joseph PETITPAS

Born

abt. 1731 , Port Toulouse, Acadia

Died

abt. 1819 , Tracadie, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Claude PETITPAS Françoise LAVERGNE

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Joseph PETITPAS was born abt. 1731 in Port Toulouse, Acadia

Joseph PETITPAS was the child of Claude PETITPAS and Françoise LAVERGNE

and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude PETITPAS and Catherine BUGARET (maternal) Pierre LAVERGNE (DE LA VERGNE) and Anne BERNON

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Joseph married Marie Louise FOUGERE abt. 1754 in Tracadie, Antigonish, Acadie . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Louise FOUGERE was born abt. 1735 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie Louise died abt. 1767 Marie Louise was the child of Jean FOUGERE (FUGERE) and Madeleine BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU).

Joseph married (2) Marguerite BREAUX (BRAULT) 23 July 1767 in Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BREAUX (BRAULT) was born abt. 1735 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marguerite died 22 September 1811 in St James, St James, Louisiana, USA. Marguerite was the child of Jean BREAU (BRAULT) and Anne GAUTROT (GAUTREAU).

Joseph PETITPAS died abt. 1819 in Tracadie, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Joseph PETITPAS married

Marie Louise FOUGERE-- Date: abt. 1754 Place: Tracadie, Antigonish, Acadie
Marie Louise FOUGERE was the child of Jean FOUGERE (FUGERE) and Madeleine BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Children of Joseph PETITPAS and Marie Louise FOUGERE

Jean PETITPAS (b.abt. 1752, Port Toulouse, Acadia d. abt. 1804, Tracadie, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada )
m. Marie-Marthe BONNEVIE 1786

Marguerite PETITPAS (b.abt. 1755, , Acadia, Canada d. 22 December 1835, Havre Boucher, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. François GIROUARD 1785

Joseph PETITPAS married

Marguerite BREAUX (BRAULT)-- Date: 23 July 1767 Place: , Nova Scotia, Canada
Marguerite BREAUX (BRAULT) was the child of Jean BREAU (BRAULT) and Anne GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Children of Joseph PETITPAS and Marguerite BREAUX (BRAULT)

Euphronsine PETITPAS (b.6 April 1772, Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 20 August 1862, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Casimir BENOIT in , Nova Scotia, Canada

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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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Joseph PETITPAS and Marguerite BREAUX (BRAULT) 23 July 1767, , Nova Scotia, Canada

1772 Birth of Child
Euphronsine PETITPAS was born 6 April 1772, Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia, Canada

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.