Pierre DURAND

(b. 11 June 1738 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1813 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Pierre DURAND was born 11 June 1738 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Pierre DURAND was the child of Louis DURAND and Marie-Anne DEMERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis DURAND and Elisabeth-Agnes MICHEL dite TAILLON (maternal) Pierre DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Jeanne HOUDE

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

Pierre married Marie-Louise JANVRIN dite DUFRESNE 26 November 1760 in Lavaltrie, Canada . Marie-Louise JANVRIN dite DUFRESNE was born 5 August 1737 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Louise died 10 September 1761 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste JANVRIN dit DUFRESNE and Marie-Anne D'AMOURS.

Pierre married (2) Marie-Geneviève ROBERT 31 January 1763 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Geneviève ROBERT was born 24 October 1737 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Geneviève died 3 June 1809 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Marie-Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Geneviève BRÉBANT dite LECOMPTE.

Pierre DURAND died 2 March 1813 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.
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Occupation

Pierre DURAND was a Fermier.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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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Pierre DURAND married

Marie-Louise JANVRIN dite DUFRESNE-- Date: 26 November 1760 Place: Lavaltrie, Canada
Marie-Louise JANVRIN dite DUFRESNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste JANVRIN dit DUFRESNE and Marie-Anne D'AMOURS

Children of Pierre DURAND and Marie-Louise JANVRIN dite DUFRESNE:

Pierre DURAND married

Marie-Geneviève ROBERT-- Date: 31 January 1763 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Geneviève ROBERT was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Geneviève BRÉBANT dite LECOMPTE

Children of Pierre DURAND and Marie-Geneviève ROBERT:

Joseph DURAND (b.12 April 1770, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 July 1835, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Elisabeth VADNAIS 23 September 1793 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1738 Birth
11 June 1738
Lanoraie, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DURAND and Marie-Louise JANVRIN dite DUFRESNE 26 November 1760, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 22 years old.

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise JANVRIN dite DUFRESNE died 10 September 1761, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DURAND and Marie-Geneviève ROBERT 31 January 1763, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

He was 24 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Joseph DURAND was born 12 April 1770, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 31 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.