Pierre LECLERC

(b. 17 March 1743 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 18 August 1825 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada )

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Pierre LECLERC was born 17 March 1743 in Laval, Canada, New France

Pierre LECLERC was the child of Pierre-Prisque LECLERC and Catherine VAILLANCOURT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LECLERC and Marguerite BEAUCHAMP (maternal) Joseph VAILLANCOURT and Marie-Charlotte MULOIN (MULOUIN)

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

Pierre married Marie-Charlotte LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES 16 November 1761 in Lavaltrie, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Charlotte LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES was born 17 February 1744 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Charlotte GUERTIN.

Pierre married (2) Thérèse TESSIER dite LAVIGNE 15 September 1800 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada . Thérèse TESSIER dite LAVIGNE was born 18 September 1750 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Thérèse died 7 May 1809 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Thérèse was the child of Jean-Baptiste TESSIER and Marie-Thérèse FOUCAULT.

Pierre LECLERC died 18 August 1825 in Saint-Eustache, 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 LECLERC married

Marie-Charlotte LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES-- Date: 16 November 1761 Place: Lavaltrie, Canada
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Marie-Charlotte LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Charlotte GUERTIN

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Children of Pierre LECLERC and Marie-Charlotte LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES:

Marie LECLERC (LECLAIR) (b.abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Pierre LECLAIR (LECLERC) (b.8 April 1765, Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 July 1824, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)
m. Geneviève LACROIX DESNOYERS 26 July 1790 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)
m. Helene GRAVEL 24 November 1817 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Joseph LECLAIR (LECLERC) (b.2 August 1769, Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 February 1846, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada East )

Hyacinthe LECLERC (LECLAIR) (b.6 October 1772, Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Charles LECLERC (LECLAIR) (b.abt. 1777, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Charlotte LECLERC (LECLAIR) (b.11 April 1784, Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 March 1857, Montréal, Canada East )

Pierre LECLERC married

Thérèse TESSIER dite LAVIGNE-- Date: 15 September 1800 Place: Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada
Thérèse TESSIER dite LAVIGNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste TESSIER and Marie-Thérèse FOUCAULT

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1743 Birth
17 March 1743
Laval, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LECLERC and Marie-Charlotte LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES 16 November 1761, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 18 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Pierre LECLAIR (LECLERC) was born 8 April 1765, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Pierre was 22 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Joseph LECLAIR (LECLERC) was born 2 August 1769, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Pierre was 26 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Hyacinthe LECLERC (LECLAIR) was born 6 October 1772, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Pierre was 29 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)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte LECLERC (LECLAIR) was born 11 April 1784, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Pierre was 41 years old.

1790 Marriage of Child
Pierre LECLAIR (LECLERC) married 26 July 1790, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima) to Geneviève LACROIX DESNOYERS

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

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

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

1800 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LECLERC and Thérèse TESSIER dite LAVIGNE 15 September 1800, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

He was 57 years old.