Pierre DUCHESNE

(b. 22 October 1769 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 September 1817 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Pierre DUCHESNE was born 22 October 1769 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre DUCHESNE was the child of Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Julie GIRARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DUCHESNE and Angélique LAVOIE (maternal) Nicolas GIRARD and Marie-Françoise DESBIENS

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

Pierre married Marie-Reine GAUDREAU 30 April 1811 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Reine GAUDREAU was born 20 July 1787 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Reine died 5 August 1858 in Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Canada. Marie-Reine was the child of Francois GAUDREAU and Marie-Josephe-Victoire TREMBLAY.

Pierre DUCHESNE died 17 September 1817 in La Malbaie, 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 DUCHESNE married

Marie-Reine GAUDREAU-- Date: 30 April 1811 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Marie-Reine GAUDREAU was the child of Francois GAUDREAU and Marie-Josephe-Victoire TREMBLAY

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Children of Pierre DUCHESNE and Marie-Reine GAUDREAU:

Mathias DUCHESNE (b.15 June 1812, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 7 May 1880, Métabetchouan, Canada)
m. Madeleine TREMBLAY 30 January 1838 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1769 Birth
22 October 1769
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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)

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

1811 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DUCHESNE and Marie-Reine GAUDREAU 30 April 1811, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 41 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Mathias DUCHESNE was born 15 June 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Pierre was 42 years old.