Pierre FAUTEUX

(b. 6 July 1727 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 5 January 1813 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Pierre FAUTEUX was born 6 July 1727 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Pierre FAUTEUX was the child of Pierre FAUTEUX and Catherine DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre FAUTEUX and Péronne BULTÉ dite PICARD (maternal) Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Jeanne-Renée CHARTIER

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

Pierre married Gabrielle-Élisabeth DÉSORCY 25 February 1759 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Gabrielle-Élisabeth DÉSORCY was born 12 September 1738 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Gabrielle-Élisabeth died 18 January 1813 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Gabrielle-Élisabeth was the child of Gabriel DÉSORCY and Marie-Catherine LETENDRE.

Pierre FAUTEUX died 5 January 1813 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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 FAUTEUX married

Gabrielle-Élisabeth DÉSORCY-- Date: 25 February 1759 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Gabrielle-Élisabeth DÉSORCY was the child of Gabriel DÉSORCY and Marie-Catherine LETENDRE

Children of Pierre FAUTEUX and Gabrielle-Élisabeth DÉSORCY:

Pierre FAUTEUX (b.28 January 1760, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada d. 27 December 1812, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Marie BERARD dite LÉPINE 19 February 1781 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne FAUTEUX (b.22 March 1761, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada d. 7 March 1833, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph-Simon ALLARD 21 July 1788 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Agnes FAUTEUX (b.30 September 1762, Sorel, Canada d. 1 October 1841, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada East )
m. Alexis BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE 28 January 1782 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Catherine FAUTEUX (b.22 April 1764, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 July 1800, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste CASAUBON dit DIDIER 27 January 1783 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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1727 Birth
6 July 1727
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Pierre FAUTEUX and Gabrielle-Élisabeth DÉSORCY 25 February 1759, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 31 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Pierre FAUTEUX was born 28 January 1760, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne FAUTEUX was born 22 March 1761, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Pierre was 33 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Agnes FAUTEUX was born 30 September 1762, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 35 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Catherine FAUTEUX was born 22 April 1764, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Pierre was 36 years old.

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Pierre FAUTEUX married 19 February 1781, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Marie BERARD dite LÉPINE

1782 Marriage of Child
Agnes FAUTEUX married 28 January 1782 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Alexis BRISSET (BRISSETTE) dit COURCHESNE

1783 Marriage of Child
Catherine FAUTEUX married 27 January 1783, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Jean-Baptiste CASAUBON dit DIDIER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne FAUTEUX married 21 July 1788, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph-Simon ALLARD

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)