Antoine LEPIRE

(b. 20 December 1740 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 27 February 1789 , Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Antoine LEPIRE was born 20 December 1740 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Antoine LEPIRE was the child of Pierre LEPIRE and Louise PERRON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques PIRE dit HENNE and Geneviève L'ESPINAY (LEPINE) (maternal) Jean PERRON dit SUIRE and Suzanne TOUCHET

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Antoine married Geneviève DANIS 4 February 1771 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève DANIS was born abt. 1753 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Geneviève died 21 March 1832 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Geneviève was the child of Gabriel DANIS and Catherine ALLARD.

Antoine LEPIRE died 27 February 1789 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, 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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Antoine LEPIRE married

Geneviève DANIS-- Date: 4 February 1771 Place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève DANIS was the child of Gabriel DANIS and Catherine ALLARD

Children of Antoine LEPIRE and Geneviève DANIS:

Madeleine LEPIRE (b.1 July 1781, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 September 1842, Saint-David, Canada East )
m. Claude COUTURIER 25 January 1813 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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1740 Birth
20 December 1740
Saint-François-du-Lac, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Antoine LEPIRE and Geneviève DANIS 4 February 1771, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He 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.