Pierre-Louis LÉRIGER

(b. 3 March 1741 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 18 March 1813 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Louis LÉRIGER was born 3 March 1741 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Pierre-Louis LÉRIGER was the child of Pierre LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dit LAPLANTE and Louise HUBERT dite LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Clément LÉRIGER (LERIGÉ) dit LAPLANTE and Marie-Marguerite ROY (maternal) Jacques HUBERT dit LACROIX and Romaine BERTHELOT DUVEAU

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

Pierre-Louis married Marguerite BAREAU (BRIAULT) 5 March 1764 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BAREAU (BRIAULT) was born 8 May 1740 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite died 16 June 1815 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite was the child of François-Xavier BAREAU and Marguerite SÉNÉCAL.

Pierre-Louis LÉRIGER died 18 March 1813 in La Prairie, 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-Louis LÉRIGER married

Marguerite BAREAU (BRIAULT)-- Date: 5 March 1764 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite BAREAU (BRIAULT) was the child of François-Xavier BAREAU and Marguerite SÉNÉCAL

Children of Pierre-Louis LÉRIGER and Marguerite BAREAU (BRIAULT):

Louis LÉRIGER (b.23 September 1765, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 January 1848, Saint-Constant, Canada East)
m. Marie-Josephe CHAILLÉ (CHAYER) 6 November 1786 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1741 Birth
3 March 1741
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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-Louis LÉRIGER and Marguerite BAREAU (BRIAULT) 5 March 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 23 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Louis LÉRIGER was born 23 September 1765, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre-Louis was 24 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)

1786 Marriage of Child
Louis LÉRIGER married 6 November 1786, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Josephe CHAILLÉ (CHAYER)

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

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

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