Pierre BLANCHET

(b. 23 April 1767 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 December 1841 , Saint-Pie, Canada East )

Am I Your Ancestor?
BLANCHET Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Pierre BLANCHET was born 23 April 1767 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre BLANCHET was the child of Joseph-Marie BLANCHET and Madeleine CLOUTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Josephe FOURNIER (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CLOUTIER and Angelique-Elisabeth THIBAULT

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

Pierre married Marie-Anne MORNEAU 1 October 1787 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne MORNEAU was born 26 June 1768 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 19 March 1816 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph-Marie MORNEAU and Marie-Louise GAMACHE.

Pierre BLANCHET died 16 December 1841 in Saint-Pie, Canada East.
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Pierre BLANCHET

[Hide/Show]

Pierre BLANCHET married

Marie-Anne MORNEAU-- Date: 1 October 1787 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

See marriage record for Pierre BLANCHET and Marie-Anne MORNEAU
Marie-Anne MORNEAU was the child of Joseph-Marie MORNEAU and Marie-Louise GAMACHE

Children of Pierre BLANCHET and Marie-Anne MORNEAU:

Marie-Charlotte BLANCHET (b.1 May 1791, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Joseph TETREAULT 12 February 1810 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Pierre BLANCHET
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Pierre BLANCHET: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1767 Birth
23 April 1767
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BLANCHET and Marie-Anne MORNEAU 1 October 1787, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte BLANCHET was born 1 May 1791, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre was 24 years old.

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

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

1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte BLANCHET married 12 February 1810, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Joseph TETREAULT

1816 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne MORNEAU died 19 March 1816, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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