Michel PARENTEAU

Born

28 September 1762 , Yamaska, Canada

Died

22 June 1819 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Joseph PARENTEAU Marie-Jeanne GEORGETEAU dite JOLICOEUR

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Born: 28 September 1762 in Yamaska, Canada

Father: Joseph PARENTEAU

Mother: Marie-Jeanne GEORGETEAU dite JOLICOEUR

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Louis PARENTEAU , Marguerite LAURENT dite ST-LAURENT

Maternal grandparents: Claude GEORGETEAU dit JOLICOEUR , Marie-Françoise DESROSIERS

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Michel married Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FORCIER 20 February 1786 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FORCIER was born 23 January 1769 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle died 28 August 1837 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Joseph FORCIER and Isabelle-Élisabeth HÉBERT dite LENOIR.

Michel PARENTEAU died 22 June 1819 in Yamaska, 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-Elisabeth-Isabelle FORCIER
Marriage date: 20 February 1786
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FORCIER was the child of Joseph FORCIER and Isabelle-Élisabeth HÉBERT dite LENOIR

Children of Michel PARENTEAU and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FORCIER

Catherine PARENTEAU

Born: 28 October 1792, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 31 January 1823, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Michel FOURQUIN dit LEVEILLE 6 February 1815 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Josephte PARENTEAU

Born: 8 January 1797, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 26 October 1823, Yamaska, Lower Canada

Married: Louis ST-GERMAIN 23 November 1812 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1762
28 September 1762
Yamaska, Canada

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.

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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Michel PARENTEAU and Marie-Elisabeth-Isabelle FORCIER 20 February 1786, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 23 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Catherine PARENTEAU was born 28 October 1792, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 30 years old.

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

1797 Birth of Child
Josephte PARENTEAU was born 8 January 1797, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Michel was 34 years old.

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

1812 Marriage of Child
Josephte PARENTEAU married 23 November 1812, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Louis ST-GERMAIN

1815 Marriage of Child
Catherine PARENTEAU married 6 February 1815, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Michel FOURQUIN dit LEVEILLE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.