Pierre MARTEL

(b. 28 May 1745 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 20 April 1795 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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Pierre MARTEL was born 28 May 1745 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Pierre MARTEL was the child of Nicolas-Raymond MARTEL and Angélique GUERTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Raymond MARTEL DELACHESNAYE and Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite DESRUISSEAUX (maternal) Louis GUERTIN and Marie-Madeleine CHICOINE

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

Pierre married Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 9 June 1766 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was born 13 April 1746 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Elisabeth died 3 September 1810 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Elisabeth was the child of Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Madeleine BÉRARD dite LEPINE.

Pierre MARTEL died 20 April 1795 in Verchères, 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 MARTEL married

Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE-- Date: 9 June 1766 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE was the child of Nicolas MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Madeleine BÉRARD dite LEPINE

Children of Pierre MARTEL and Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE:

Angélique MARTEL (b.8 December 1781, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Baptiste CHARRON dit CABANA 6 February 1804 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1745 Birth
28 May 1745
Verchères, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MARTEL and Elisabeth MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE 9 June 1766, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 21 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Angélique MARTEL was born 8 December 1781, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre was 36 years old.

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)