Pierre SAUVAGE

(b. 1 October 1726 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 20 December 1787 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre SAUVAGE was born 1 October 1726 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Pierre SAUVAGE was the child of Gilles SAUVAGE and Marie-Anne LEBLANC and the grandchild of: (maternal) Julien LEBLANC and Anne-Louise VANIER

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

Pierre married Marie-Josephte PEPIN 21 September 1750 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte PEPIN was born 1 March 1729 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Marie-Josephte died 1 August 1762 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jacques PEPIN and Elisabeth DUFRESNE.

Pierre SAUVAGE died 20 December 1787 in Montréal, Province of Québec, 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 SAUVAGE married

Marie-Josephte PEPIN-- Date: 21 September 1750 Place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte PEPIN was the child of Jacques PEPIN and Elisabeth DUFRESNE

Children of Pierre SAUVAGE and Marie-Josephte PEPIN:

François SAUVAGE (b.10 September 1759, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1843, L'Assomption, Canada East )
m. Marie-Josephe RIVET 7 February 1792 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Joseph SAUVAGE (b.abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) 27 September 1791 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1726 Birth
1 October 1726
Montréal, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Pierre SAUVAGE and Marie-Josephte PEPIN 21 September 1750, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

He was 23 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
François SAUVAGE was born 10 September 1759, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte PEPIN died 1 August 1762, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

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.

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.