François-Desales PELLETIER

Born

24 October 1720 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

26 July 1795 , Lavaltrie, Lower Canada

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Pierre PELLETIER Marie-Madeleine-Ursule ARBOUR (HARBOUR)

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Born: 24 October 1720 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre PELLETIER

Mother: Marie-Madeleine-Ursule ARBOUR (HARBOUR)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre PELLETIER , Françoise TROCHET dite RICHARD

Maternal grandparents: Michel ARBOUR (HARBOUR) , Marie-Catherine CONSTANTINEAU

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François-Desales married Louise-Angélique HAN dite CHAUSSE 3 July 1741 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louise-Angélique HAN dite CHAUSSE was born 20 August 1723 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Louise-Angélique died 15 November 1761 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Louise-Angélique was the child of Nicolas HAN dit CHAUSSE and Marie-Louise-Geneviève LAPORTE.

François-Desales married (2) Marie-Louise COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE 4 July 1763 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE was born 28 January 1741 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise was the child of François COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Marguerite CHEVALIER.

François-Desales PELLETIER died 26 July 1795 in Lavaltrie, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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François-Desales PELLETIER married

Louise-Angélique HAN dite CHAUSSE
Marriage date: 3 July 1741
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Louise-Angélique HAN dite CHAUSSE was the child of Nicolas HAN dit CHAUSSE and Marie-Louise-Geneviève LAPORTE

Children of François-Desales PELLETIER and Louise-Angélique HAN dite CHAUSSE

Angélique PELLETIER

Born: 6 October 1742, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 11 May 1802, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Charles-Joseph BERTHIAUME 20 February 1764 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

François PELLETIER

Born: 8 May 1744, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 11 April 1812, Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Monique TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE 12 January 1808 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER

Born: 21 September 1747, L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Died: 21 May 1780, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE 19 February 1770 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise PELLETIER

Born: 27 April 1751, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Died: 20 March 1774, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph ROBITAILLE 16 November 1767 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

François-Desales PELLETIER married

Marie-Louise COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE
Marriage date: 4 July 1763
Marriage place: Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE was the child of François COLIN (COLLIN) dit LALIBERTE and Marguerite CHEVALIER

Children of François-Desales PELLETIER and Marie-Louise COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE

Charles PELLETIER

Born: abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte HETU 19 October 1789 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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Birth — 1720
24 October 1720
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1741 Marriage / Partner
François-Desales PELLETIER and Louise-Angélique HAN dite CHAUSSE 3 July 1741, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Angélique PELLETIER was born 6 October 1742, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François-Desales was 21 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
François PELLETIER was born 8 May 1744, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

François-Desales was 23 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER was born 21 September 1747, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

François-Desales was 26 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PELLETIER was born 27 April 1751, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

François-Desales was 30 years old.

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

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise-Angélique HAN dite CHAUSSE died 15 November 1761, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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 / Partner
François-Desales PELLETIER and Marie-Louise COLIN (COLLIN) dite LALIBERTE 4 July 1763, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 42 years old.

1764 Marriage of Child
Angélique PELLETIER married 20 February 1764 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Charles-Joseph BERTHIAUME

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PELLETIER married 16 November 1767, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Joseph ROBITAILLE

1770 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER married 19 February 1770, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Agathe LESIEGE dite LAFONTAINE

1774 Death of Child
Marie-Louise PELLETIER died 20 March 1774, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François-Desales was 53 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.