Pierre LEMIRE

(b. 11 January 1739 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 30 May 1804 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

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Pierre LEMIRE was born 11 January 1739 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Pierre LEMIRE was the child of Jean-François LEMIRE and Françoise NIQUET dite MONTY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-François LEMIRE dit GONNEVILLE and Françoise-Louise FOUCAULT (maternal) Pierre NIQUETTE dit MONTY and Marie LEFEBVRE

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

Pierre married Josephte VACHER DITE LACERTE 4 February 1765 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte VACHER DITE LACERTE was born 11 August 1744 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Josephte died 12 March 1801 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Josephte was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Louise JUTRAS.

Pierre LEMIRE died 30 May 1804 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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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Pierre LEMIRE married

Josephte VACHER DITE LACERTE-- Date: 4 February 1765 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte VACHER DITE LACERTE was the child of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Louise JUTRAS

Children of Pierre LEMIRE and Josephte VACHER DITE LACERTE:

Josette LEMIRE (b.21 October 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 March 1815, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Philippe CLOUTIER 17 February 1793 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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1739 Birth
11 January 1739
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LEMIRE and Josephte VACHER DITE LACERTE 4 February 1765, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 26 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Josette LEMIRE was born 21 October 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Pierre was 30 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Josette LEMIRE married 17 February 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Philippe CLOUTIER

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