Pierre MERCIER

(b. abt. 1653 , St-Denis-la-Chevasse, Vendee, France d. 17 November 1712 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )

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Pierre MERCIER was born abt. 1653 in St-Denis-la-Chevasse, Vendee, France

Pierre MERCIER was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1685.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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

Pierre married Marguerite LAMAIN 8 January 1685 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marguerite LAMAIN was born 10 July 1656 in St-Vivien, Rouen, Normandie, France. Marguerite died 10 October 1714 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales).

Pierre MERCIER died 17 November 1712 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .

son of Gabriel Mercier and Perrine Coidrielle

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Occupation

Pierre MERCIER was a Meunier.
The meunier, or miller, was a person who owned and/or operated a mill — a machine used to grind a cereal crop to make flour. He oversaw all the operations that went into milling grain. Then, he bagged the flour, weighed it, stored it as needed, and collected revenue from it.
Source: tfcq.ca

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 MERCIER married

Marguerite LAMAIN-- Date: 8 January 1685 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Saint-Francois-de-Sales, Neuville, QC, Canada

Pierre Mercier, son of Gabriel Mercier and Perine Coidriele
Marguerite Le Main, widow of Michel Rognon

Children of Pierre MERCIER and Marguerite LAMAIN:

Guillaume MERCIER (b.7 August 1685, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 21 August 1685, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )

Antoine MERCIER (b.11 August 1686, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Claudine-Angélique MILLIET (MILLETTE) 13 August 1709 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Françoise MERCIER (b.11 December 1688, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 21 December 1688, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )

Pierre MERCIER (b.16 May 1690, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 3 August 1692, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )

Joseph MERCIER (b.7 March 1692, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1692, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )

Pierre MERCIER (b.17 March 1693, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 6 November 1769, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

Thérèse MERCIER (b.7 February 1697, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 24 February 1697, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1685 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MERCIER and Marguerite LAMAIN 8 January 1685, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1685 Birth of Child
Guillaume MERCIER was born 7 August 1685, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1686 Birth of Child
Antoine MERCIER was born 11 August 1686, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1688 Birth of Child
Françoise MERCIER was born 11 December 1688, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1690 Birth of Child
Pierre MERCIER was born 16 May 1690, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1692 Birth of Child
Joseph MERCIER was born 7 March 1692, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1692 Death of Child
Pierre MERCIER died 3 August 1692, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1693 Birth of Child
Pierre MERCIER was born 17 March 1693, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1697 Birth of Child
Thérèse MERCIER was born 7 February 1697, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1709 Marriage of Child
Antoine MERCIER married 13 August 1709, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Claudine-Angélique MILLIET (MILLETTE)