Pierre VEZINA

(b. 26 April 1741 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 8 May 1799 , Laval, Lower Canada )

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Pierre VEZINA was born 26 April 1741 in Laval, Canada, New France

Pierre VEZINA was the child of Athanase VEZINA and Angelique LABERGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre VÉZINA and Marie-Jeanne LETARTRE (LETARTE) (maternal) François LABERGE and Marguerite GRAVEL

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

Pierre married Charlotte CYR 13 April 1761 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte CYR was born 7 April 1739 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Charlotte died 15 October 1779 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Charlotte was the child of Michel SIRE (CYR) and Marie BRAULT dite POMANVILLE.

Pierre VEZINA died 8 May 1799 in Laval, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Pierre VEZINA was a Maçon.

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 VEZINA married

Charlotte CYR-- Date: 13 April 1761 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada
Charlotte CYR was the child of Michel SIRE (CYR) and Marie BRAULT dite POMANVILLE

Children of Pierre VEZINA and Charlotte CYR:

François VEZINA (b.18 February 1773, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Pelagie ETHIER 27 October 1801 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

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1741 Birth
26 April 1741
Laval, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Pierre VEZINA and Charlotte CYR 13 April 1761, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 19 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.

1773 Birth of Child
François VEZINA was born 18 February 1773, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

Pierre 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.