Pierre ROLLAND

(b. 1 May 1711 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 15 April 1795 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada )

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Pierre ROLLAND was born 1 May 1711 in Québec, Canada, New France

Pierre ROLLAND was the child of François ROLLAND dit BONNEAU and Madeleine MOREAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre MOREAU dit LATAUPINE (LATOPINE) and Marie-Madeleine LEMIRE

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

Pierre married Marie-Cécile DAVELUY 3 February 1734 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Cécile DAVELUY was born 5 September 1716 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Cécile died 7 March 1754 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Cécile was the child of Jean-Paul DAVELUY dit LAROSE and Marie-Françoise LESAGE.

Pierre married (2) Marie-Josephe ÉTHIER 22 November 1756 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephe ÉTHIER was born 10 July 1712 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Marie-Josephe died 24 June 1787 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Josephe was the child of René ÉTHIER and Marguerite-Madeleine REGEAS dite LAPRADE.

Pierre ROLLAND died 15 April 1795 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Pierre ROLLAND was a Forgeron.
A forgeron, or blacksmith, was primarily a craftsman of wrought iron on the anvil. Protecting himself with a thick leather apron, he used a bellows (first made of leather, then wood and finally metal) to push the air that fuelled the coal fire of the forge, a type of cast iron table where the iron was reddened... Using pliers of various sizes to hold the hot iron, the blacksmith would then give it a specific shape with the help of different hammers. The blacksmith made farm instruments, vehicle accessories and even schooners, cemetery crosses, steel bandages, hooks for hay bales, etc.
Source: tfcq.ca

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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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Family and Children of Pierre ROLLAND

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Pierre ROLLAND married

Marie-Cécile DAVELUY-- Date: 3 February 1734 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Marie-Cécile DAVELUY was the child of Jean-Paul DAVELUY dit LAROSE and Marie-Françoise LESAGE

Children of Pierre ROLLAND and Marie-Cécile DAVELUY:

Madeleine LENOIR dite ROLLAND (b.1 January 1735, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 13 May 1816, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS 30 October 1754 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Cecile ROLLAND (b.17 April 1736, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 26 January 1808, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Amable VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ 15 May 1752 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Françoise LENOIR dite ROLLAND (b.15 June 1739, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE 14 February 1756 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre ROLLAND married

Marie-Josephe ÉTHIER-- Date: 22 November 1756 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephe ÉTHIER was the child of René ÉTHIER and Marguerite-Madeleine REGEAS dite LAPRADE

Children of Pierre ROLLAND and Marie-Josephe ÉTHIER:

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1711 Birth
1 May 1711
Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ROLLAND and Marie-Cécile DAVELUY 3 February 1734, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 22 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Madeleine LENOIR dite ROLLAND was born 1 January 1735, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre was 23 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Cecile ROLLAND was born 17 April 1736, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre was 24 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise LENOIR dite ROLLAND was born 15 June 1739, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre was 28 years old.

1752 Marriage of Child
Cecile ROLLAND married 15 May 1752, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Joseph-Amable VEGIARD dit LABONTÉ

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Cécile DAVELUY died 7 March 1754, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1754 Marriage of Child
Madeleine LENOIR dite ROLLAND married 30 October 1754, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Joseph RENAUD dit LOCAS

1756 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ROLLAND and Marie-Josephe ÉTHIER 22 November 1756, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 45 years old.

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise LENOIR dite ROLLAND married 14 February 1756, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Jean-Baptiste ROCAN (ROQUAN) dit LAVILLE

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.