Louis PETIT

(b. 4 August 1658 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 12 March 1728 , Boucherville, Canada, New France )

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Louis PETIT was born 4 August 1658 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Louis PETIT was the child of Nicolas PETIT dit LAPRÉE and Marie POMPONNELLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas LEPETIT and Catherine ANCELIN (ASSELIN) (maternal) Jean POMPONNELLE and Michelle BOULET

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

Louis married Marie-Madeleine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE 7 January 1686 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Madeleine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE was born 8 September 1669 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie-Madeleine died 5 February 1709 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Étienne CHARLES dit LAJEUNESSE and Madeleine NIEL.

Louis married (2) Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER) 19 March 1710 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER) was born abt. 1644 in St-Maclou, Pointoise, Paris, Val-d'Oise, France. Michelle died 28 January 1729 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada.

Louis PETIT died 12 March 1728 in Boucherville, Canada, New France .

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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