Etienne PARENT

Born

21 November 1719 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

31 August 1787 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

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Étienne PARENT Simone-Barbe BRASSARD

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Born: 21 November 1719 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne PARENT

Mother: Simone-Barbe BRASSARD

Paternal grandparents: Michel PARENT , Jeanne CHEVALIER

Maternal grandparents: Louis BRASSARD , Simone MAUFAY

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Etienne married Marie-Anne PROVOST 11 September 1741 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne PROVOST was born 10 May 1716 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne died 7 March 1744 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Anne was the child of Timothée PROVOST (PREVOST) and Anne RIVIERE.

Etienne married (2) Marie-Josephe NICOLAS 9 October 1747 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe NICOLAS was born 8 January 1728 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Josephe died 27 March 1790 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Josephe was the child of Guillaume NICOLAS and Marie-Jacquette MARANEAU (MARANDA).

Etienne PARENT died 31 August 1787 in Québec, Province of Québec, 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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Etienne PARENT married

Marie-Anne PROVOST
Marriage date: 11 September 1741
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne PROVOST was the child of Timothée PROVOST (PREVOST) and Anne RIVIERE

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Etienne PARENT married

Marie-Josephe NICOLAS
Marriage date: 9 October 1747
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe NICOLAS was the child of Guillaume NICOLAS and Marie-Jacquette MARANEAU (MARANDA)

Children of Etienne PARENT and Marie-Josephe NICOLAS

Marie-Josephe PARENT

Born: 8 July 1749, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 24 October 1786, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis GUYON 12 September 1768 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1719
21 November 1719
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1741 Marriage / Partner
Etienne PARENT and Marie-Anne PROVOST 11 September 1741, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 21 years old.

1744 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne PROVOST died 7 March 1744, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

1747 Marriage / Partner
Etienne PARENT and Marie-Josephe NICOLAS 9 October 1747 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 27 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe PARENT was born 8 July 1749, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Etienne was 29 years old.

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe PARENT married 12 September 1768, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Louis GUYON

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.