Pierre MATTE

(b. 20 February 1774 , Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 January 1831 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada )

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Pierre MATTE was born 20 February 1774 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre MATTE was the child of Joseph MATTE and Marie-Anne VEZINA and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph MATTE and Marie-Angelique BERTRAND (maternal) Louis VEZINA and Marie-Anne FAUCHER dite CHATEAUVERT

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

Pierre married Pelagie LACROIX 19 June 1811 in Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pelagie LACROIX was born 19 October 1784 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Pelagie died 5 February 1823 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Pelagie was the child of Joseph-Hubert LACROIX and Marie-Pelagie PONCY.

Pierre MATTE died 27 January 1831 in Saint-Constant, 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 MATTE married

Pelagie LACROIX-- Date: 19 June 1811 Place: Montréal, Lower Canada
Pelagie LACROIX was the child of Joseph-Hubert LACROIX and Marie-Pelagie PONCY

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Children of Pierre MATTE and Pelagie LACROIX:

Pierre-Chrysologue MATTE (b.25 November 1815, Saint-Constant, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Anastasie RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS 9 October 1837 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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1774 Birth
20 February 1774
Neuville, Portneuf, 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 MATTE and Pelagie LACROIX 19 June 1811, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 37 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Pierre-Chrysologue MATTE was born 25 November 1815, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 41 years old.

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