Pierre-Paul CHALIFOUX

(b. 31 July 1738 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 23 November 1820 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Paul CHALIFOUX was born 31 July 1738 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Pierre-Paul CHALIFOUX was the child of Paul CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and Marie-Jeanne BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CHALIFOU (CHALIFOUR) and Anne MAGNAN (maternal) Jean-François BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN and Marie-Madeleine TESSIER dite LAPLANTE

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

Pierre-Paul married Anne Therese BRAULT 12 February 1770 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne Therese BRAULT was born 4 July 1751 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Anne Therese died 14 January 1796 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Anne Therese was the child of Antoine BREAU (BRAULT) and Marguerite DOUCET.

Pierre-Paul CHALIFOUX died 23 November 1820 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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-Paul CHALIFOUX married

Anne Therese BRAULT-- Date: 12 February 1770 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Anne Therese BRAULT was the child of Antoine BREAU (BRAULT) and Marguerite DOUCET

Children of Pierre-Paul CHALIFOUX and Anne Therese BRAULT:

Marie-Louise CHALIFOUX (b.21 March 1783, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 August 1838, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Francois AUGER 4 November 1806 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1738 Birth
31 July 1738
Charlesbourg, Québec, 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Paul CHALIFOUX and Anne Therese BRAULT 12 February 1770, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He 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.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise CHALIFOUX was born 21 March 1783, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre-Paul was 44 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)