Pierre CHAMPOUX

(b. 8 May 1741 , Québec Province, Canada d. 26 July 1817 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Pierre CHAMPOUX was born 8 May 1741 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre CHAMPOUX was the child of Jean ST-PÈRE dit CHAMPOUX and Marie-Anne BOURBEAU dite LACOURSE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CHAMPOUX dit JOLICOEUR and Geneviève GUILLET (maternal) Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Anne BENARD dite BOURJOLI

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

Pierre married Marie-Madeleine CORMIER 16 August 1764 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Madeleine CORMIER was born abt. 1746 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie-Madeleine died 26 September 1800 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Pierre CORMIER and Marguerite CYR.

Pierre CHAMPOUX died 26 July 1817 in Bécancour, Nicolet, 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 CHAMPOUX married

Marie-Madeleine CORMIER-- Date: 16 August 1764 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Madeleine CORMIER was the child of Pierre CORMIER and Marguerite CYR

Children of Pierre CHAMPOUX and Marie-Madeleine CORMIER:

Jean-Baptiste CHAMPOUX dit ST-PAIR (b.8 September 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 February 1807, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Angélique HAMEL 7 March 1791 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marguerite CHAMPOUX (b.April 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Alexis POISSON 3 August 1795 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Joseph CHAMPOUX dit ST-PAIR (b.17 April 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 December 1826, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie BOURBEAU dite CARIGNAN 29 July 1806 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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1741 Birth
8 May 1741
Québec Province, Canada

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Pierre CHAMPOUX and Marie-Madeleine CORMIER 16 August 1764, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 23 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHAMPOUX dit ST-PAIR was born 8 September 1765, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Pierre was 24 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marguerite CHAMPOUX was born April 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Joseph CHAMPOUX dit ST-PAIR was born 17 April 1787, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Pierre was 45 years old.

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHAMPOUX dit ST-PAIR married 7 March 1791, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Angélique HAMEL

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CHAMPOUX married 3 August 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Alexis POISSON

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

1800 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine CORMIER died 26 September 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1806 Marriage of Child
Joseph CHAMPOUX dit ST-PAIR married 29 July 1806, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Marie BOURBEAU dite CARIGNAN

1807 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste CHAMPOUX dit ST-PAIR died 2 February 1807, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Pierre was 65 years old.

1817 Death
26 July 1817
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 76.

Added: 6/10/2020 8:32:50 AM - Updated: 5/16/2024 4:18:33 PM