Pierre PARENT

(b. 1 August 1732 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 28 June 1806 , Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada )

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Pierre PARENT was born 1 August 1732 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Pierre PARENT was the child of François PARENT and Marguerite-Catherine BINET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques PARENT and Louise-Geneviève CHEVALIER (maternal) Joseph-François BINET and Marie-Françoise VACHON

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

Pierre married Brigitte LEMIEUX 25 August 1760 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Brigitte LEMIEUX was born 3 August 1740 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Brigitte died 24 May 1790 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Brigitte was the child of Augustin LEMIEUX and Marie-Catherine BRISSON.

Pierre PARENT died 28 June 1806 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada.
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Occupation

Pierre PARENT was a Cultivateur.
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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Family and Children of Pierre PARENT

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Pierre PARENT married

Brigitte LEMIEUX-- Date: 25 August 1760 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada
Brigitte LEMIEUX was the child of Augustin LEMIEUX and Marie-Catherine BRISSON

Children of Pierre PARENT and Brigitte LEMIEUX:

Brigitte PARENT (b.7 October 1763, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 September 1842, Saint-Cuthbert, Canada East)
m. Joseph COTE 10 September 1787 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Madeleine PARENT (b.6 February 1765, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 May 1827, Montmagny, Lower Canada )
m. François LEBREUX 25 November 1788 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Francois PARENT (b.15 June 1768, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 April 1845, Saint-Vallier, Canada East)

Michel PARENT (b.November 6, 1771, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. December 3, 1842, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East)
m. Marie Judith JOSSE 13 October 1794 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Pierre PARENT (b.abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Therese PARENT (b.29 October 1776, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1732 Birth
1 August 1732
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PARENT and Brigitte LEMIEUX 25 August 1760, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 28 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Brigitte PARENT was born 7 October 1763, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 31 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Madeleine PARENT was born 6 February 1765, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Francois PARENT was born 15 June 1768, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Michel PARENT was born November 6, 1771, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Pierre was 39 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.