Michel MERCIER

(b. 9 April 1751 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 9 January 1837 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )

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Michel MERCIER was born 9 April 1751 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Michel MERCIER was the child of Pierre MERCIER and Marie-Anne SIMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre MERCIER and Marie-Catherine CHAMBERLAND (maternal) Ange SIMARD dit LOMBRETTE and Marie-Thérèse LETARTRE (LETARTE)

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

Michel married Genevieve LACROIX 3 February 1778 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Genevieve LACROIX was born 10 October 1760 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Genevieve died 23 April 1836 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Genevieve was the child of Augustin LACROIX and Marie-Anne GAGNON.

Michel MERCIER died 9 January 1837 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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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Michel MERCIER married

Genevieve LACROIX-- Date: 3 February 1778 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve LACROIX was the child of Augustin LACROIX and Marie-Anne GAGNON

Children of Michel MERCIER and Genevieve LACROIX:

Angélique MERCIER (b.24 July 1786, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 March 1863, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. Abraham LALANCETTE dit LEBRETON 1812 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie MERCIER (b.14 February 1793, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada d. 28 May 1834, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph GIGUERE 1 February 1814 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Marguerite MERCIER (b.abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Elisee BOIVIN 5 September 1815 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Pierre MERCIER (b.26 September 1795, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada d. 2 September 1866, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Marie-Genevieve GIGUERE 12 January 1819 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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1751 Birth
9 April 1751
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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.

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Michel MERCIER and Genevieve LACROIX 3 February 1778, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 26 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Angélique MERCIER was born 24 July 1786, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Michel was 35 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Marie MERCIER was born 14 February 1793, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Michel was 41 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Pierre MERCIER was born 26 September 1795, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Michel was 44 years old.

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

1814 Marriage of Child
Marie MERCIER married 1 February 1814, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Joseph GIGUERE

1815 Marriage of Child
Marguerite MERCIER married 5 September 1815, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Elisee BOIVIN

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

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Marriage of Child
Pierre MERCIER married 12 January 1819, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Marie-Genevieve GIGUERE

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England