Pierre SYLVESTRE

(b. 15 July 1765 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 March 1828 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Pierre SYLVESTRE was born 15 July 1765 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre SYLVESTRE was the child of Pierre SYLVESTRE and Marie-Amable GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas SYLVESTRE and Elisabeth LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES (maternal) Louis GUILBAULT dit GRANDBOIS and Angelique HUBERT dite PARISIEN

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

Pierre married Marie-Josephte BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 28 January 1788 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was born 3 December 1768 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Josephte died 15 August 1832 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Thérèse EMERY dite CODERRE.

Pierre SYLVESTRE died 3 March 1828 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 SYLVESTRE married

Marie-Josephte BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE-- Date: 28 January 1788 Place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE was the child of Pierre-Simon BEAUGRAND dit CHAMPAGNE and Thérèse EMERY dite CODERRE

Children of Pierre SYLVESTRE and Marie-Josephte BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE:

Josephte SYLVESTRE (b.2 December 1790, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre COUTU 27 October 1817 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1765 Birth
15 July 1765
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Pierre SYLVESTRE and Marie-Josephte BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE 28 January 1788, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 22 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Josephte SYLVESTRE was born 2 December 1790, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 25 years old.

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

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

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

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

1817 Marriage of Child
Josephte SYLVESTRE married 27 October 1817, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Pierre COUTU

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