Pierre-Etienne GERMAIN

(b. 19 December 1743 , Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 27 August 1824 , Donnacona, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Etienne GERMAIN was born 19 December 1743 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

Pierre-Etienne GERMAIN was the child of Jacques-Alexis GERMAIN and Elisabeth-Isabelle BIGUET dite NOBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine-Étienne GERMAIN and Elisabeth TROTTIER (maternal) Etienne BIGUET dit NOBERT and Angélique GUILLET

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

Pierre-Etienne married Marie-Angelique LANGLOIS 18 April 1768 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Angelique LANGLOIS was born 7 January 1741 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Angelique died 15 March 1808 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils). Marie-Angelique was the child of Nicolas LANGLOIS and Angélique CUILLERIER.

Pierre-Etienne GERMAIN died 27 August 1824 in Donnacona, Lower Canada .

m. Langlois Marie-Angelique

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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-Etienne GERMAIN married

Marie-Angelique LANGLOIS-- Date: 18 April 1768 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angelique LANGLOIS was the child of Nicolas LANGLOIS and Angélique CUILLERIER

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Children of Pierre-Etienne GERMAIN and Marie-Angelique LANGLOIS:

Elisabeth GERMAIN (b.27 February 1769, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Pierre-Etienne GERMAIN (b.5 May 1770, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Anne GODIN 2 February 1795 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Alexis GERMAIN (b.13 October 1771, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 September 1825, Donnacona, Lower Canada )

Marguerite GERMAIN (b.11 January 1773, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 November 1792, Donnacona, Lower Canada )

Jeremie GERMAIN (b.16 August 1774, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 January 1813, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada )

Marie-Angelique GERMAIN (b.18 September 1776, Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 June 1852, Donnacona, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste LEVEILLE 21 January 1800 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Francois GERMAIN (b.15 November 1778, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 March 1858, Donnacona, Canada East )

Joseph GERMAIN (b.14 January 1780, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 August 1780, Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada )

Emilien GERMAIN (b.2 August 1781, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph GERMAIN (b.26 July 1786, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 August 1786, Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada )

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1743 Birth
19 December 1743
Cap-Santé, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Etienne GERMAIN and Marie-Angelique LANGLOIS 18 April 1768, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 24 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Elisabeth GERMAIN was born 27 February 1769, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Pierre-Etienne was 25 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Pierre-Etienne GERMAIN was born 5 May 1770, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Pierre-Etienne was 26 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Alexis GERMAIN was born 13 October 1771, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Pierre-Etienne was 27 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marguerite GERMAIN was born 11 January 1773, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Pierre-Etienne was 29 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Jeremie GERMAIN was born 16 August 1774, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Pierre-Etienne 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique GERMAIN was born 18 September 1776, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Pierre-Etienne was 32 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Francois GERMAIN was born 15 November 1778, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Pierre-Etienne was 34 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Joseph GERMAIN was born 14 January 1780, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Pierre-Etienne was 36 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Emilien GERMAIN was born 2 August 1781, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Pierre-Etienne was 37 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Joseph GERMAIN was born 26 July 1786, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Pierre-Etienne was 42 years old.

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

1792 Death of Child
Marguerite GERMAIN died 16 November 1792, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Pierre-Etienne was 48 years old.

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Etienne GERMAIN married 2 February 1795, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils) to Marie-Anne GODIN

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique GERMAIN married 21 January 1800, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils) to Jean-Baptiste LEVEILLE

1808 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angelique LANGLOIS died 15 March 1808, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

1813 Death of Child
Jeremie GERMAIN died 9 January 1813, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Pierre-Etienne was 69 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 Death
27 August 1824
Donnacona, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 80.

Added: 8/8/2019 10:32:12 AM - Updated: 8/8/2019 10:37:43 AM