Pierre AUCOIN

(b. abt. 1736 , Acadia, Canada d. 23 December 1809 , Sorel, Lower Canada )

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Pierre AUCOIN was born abt. 1736 in Acadia, Canada

Pierre AUCOIN was the child of Pierre AUCOIN and Elisabeth Isabelle BRAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis AUCOIN and Anne Marie BOURG (maternal) Antoine BRAULT and Marguerite DUGAS

Pierre was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Pierre married Marie-Josephte BRISSON 20 April 1762 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte BRISSON was born 13 November 1734 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 26 December 1809 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Josephte was the child of François-Michel BRISSON and Marie-Geneviève PEPIN.

Pierre AUCOIN died 23 December 1809 in Sorel, 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 AUCOIN married

Marie-Josephte BRISSON-- Date: 20 April 1762 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada
Marie-Josephte BRISSON was the child of François-Michel BRISSON and Marie-Geneviève PEPIN

Children of Pierre AUCOIN and Marie-Josephte BRISSON:

Josette AUCOIN (b.4 September 1764, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 February 1846, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East)
m. Chrysostome PARENTEAU 6 October 1783 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Alexis AUCOIN (b.31 January 1767, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 April 1830, Saint-Hugues, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Elisabeth GAUTRON dite LAROCHELLE 14 November 1791 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph-Alexandre AUCOIN (b.28 November 1768, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 July 1833, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Euphrosine-Felicite ALLARD 20 February 1792 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Pierre AUCOIN and Marie-Josephte BRISSON 20 April 1762, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

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 Birth of Child
Josette AUCOIN was born 4 September 1764, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1767 Birth of Child
Alexis AUCOIN was born 31 January 1767, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph-Alexandre AUCOIN was born 28 November 1768, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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.