Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD)

(b. 5 November 1720 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 2 June 1791 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) was born 5 November 1720 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) was the child of Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) dit LAFRENIERE (FRESNIÈRE) and Geneviève GENEREUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre HUNEAULT (ENAUD, HÉNAULT) dit CANADA and Marie-Anne RATEL (maternal) Pierre GENEREUX and Marie-Françoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

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

Pierre married Marie-Anne DELBEC dite JOLY 6 March 1745 in Berthierville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Anne DELBEC dite JOLY was born 20 June 1723 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Anne died 25 October 1800 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Anne was the child of Marc-Antoine DELBEC dit JOLY and Marie-Anne BOUCHER.

Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) died 2 June 1791 in Berthierville, 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 HÉNAULT (ENAUD) married

Marie-Anne DELBEC dite JOLY-- Date: 6 March 1745 Place: Berthierville, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne DELBEC dite JOLY was the child of Marc-Antoine DELBEC dit JOLY and Marie-Anne BOUCHER

Children of Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) and Marie-Anne DELBEC dite JOLY:

Charles HÉNAULT (ÉNAUD) (b.abt. 1749, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 January 1800, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique BRUNET 17 August 1772 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

François HENAULT (b.6 July 1753, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Françoise BRUNET 22 July 1776 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Louise HÉNAULT dite LAFRENIÈRE (b.14 April 1757, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 10 September 1827, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie BRUNET 15 February 1779 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Louis-Pierre HENAULT dit CANADA (b.3 April 1764, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 June 1832, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Thérèse BRUNET 5 November 1787 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1720 Birth
5 November 1720
Sorel, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Pierre HÉNAULT (ENAUD) and Marie-Anne DELBEC dite JOLY 6 March 1745, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 24 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
François HENAULT was born 6 July 1753, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise HÉNAULT dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 14 April 1757, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 36 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Louis-Pierre HENAULT dit CANADA was born 3 April 1764, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 43 years old.

1772 Marriage of Child
Charles HÉNAULT (ÉNAUD) married 17 August 1772, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Angélique BRUNET

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
François HENAULT married 22 July 1776, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Françoise BRUNET

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise HÉNAULT dite LAFRENIÈRE married 15 February 1779, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Joseph-Marie BRUNET

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Louis-Pierre HENAULT dit CANADA married 5 November 1787, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Thérèse BRUNET