Pierre-Michel VEZINA

(b. 8 November 1770 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 December 1818 , Montmagny, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Michel VEZINA was born 8 November 1770 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre-Michel VEZINA was the child of Jean-Baptiste VEZINA and Marie-Geneviève TRUDEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre VEZINA and Elisabeth-Isabelle MATHIEU (maternal) Nicolas TRUDEL and Claire TARDIF

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

Pierre-Michel married Elisabeth BOURGAULT 10 July 1797 in L'Islet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elisabeth BOURGAULT was born 1 October 1778 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Elisabeth died 12 October 1818 in Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOURGAULT and Madeleine VERMET.

Pierre-Michel VEZINA died 22 December 1818 in Montmagny, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Pierre-Michel VEZINA married

Elisabeth BOURGAULT-- Date: 10 July 1797 Place: L'Islet, Lower Canada
Elisabeth BOURGAULT was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOURGAULT and Madeleine VERMET

Children of Pierre-Michel VEZINA and Elisabeth BOURGAULT:

Olivier VEZINA (b.5 March 1805, L'Islet, Lower Canada d. 18 September 1879, Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada )
m. Sophie LEMIEUX 24 November 1835 in Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Francois VEZINA (b.13 July 1813, Isle-aux-Grues, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Madeleine SIMPSON 15 September 1840 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Elisabeth VEZINA (b.10 December 1815, Isle-aux-Grues, Lower Canada d. 1 May 1886, Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre LAVOIE 23 July 1839 in Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

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1770 Birth
8 November 1770
Cap-St-Ignace, 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)

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

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

1797 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Michel VEZINA and Elisabeth BOURGAULT 10 July 1797, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 26 years old.

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

1805 Birth of Child
Olivier VEZINA was born 5 March 1805, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Pierre-Michel was 34 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Francois VEZINA was born 13 July 1813, Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Pierre-Michel was 42 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth VEZINA was born 10 December 1815, Isle-aux-Grues, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Pierre-Michel was 45 years old.

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