Pierre VINCENT

(b. 26 April 1756 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 1 May 1836 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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Pierre VINCENT was born 26 April 1756 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Pierre VINCENT was the child of François VINCENT and Marguerite TESSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) François VINCENT and Catherine CLEMENT (maternal) Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Elisabeth RENAUD

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

Pierre married Elisabeth BRAY 16 February 1784 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth BRAY was born 25 June 1763 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Elisabeth died 14 May 1832 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Elisabeth was the child of Charles-Antoine BRAY dit LABONTÉ and Charlotte PIEDALUE.

Pierre VINCENT died 1 May 1836 in Longueuil, 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 VINCENT married

Elisabeth BRAY-- Date: 16 February 1784 Place: Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada

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Elisabeth BRAY was the child of Charles-Antoine BRAY dit LABONTÉ and Charlotte PIEDALUE

Children of Pierre VINCENT and Elisabeth BRAY:

Elisabeth VINCENT (b.24 February 1786, Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 April 1860, Longueuil, Canada East )
m. Andre STE-MARIE 11 November 1805 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1756 Birth
26 April 1756
Longueuil, Canada, New France

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Pierre VINCENT and Elisabeth BRAY 16 February 1784, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

He was 27 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Elisabeth VINCENT was born 24 February 1786, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Pierre was 29 years old.

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)

1805 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth VINCENT married 11 November 1805, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Andre STE-MARIE

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.

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)