flag male ancestor  Pierre  METIVIER

  (b. 11 October 1808 Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada   d. 10 June 1892 Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, L'Amiante, Québec, Canada )  

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Pierre METIVIER was born 11 October 1808 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Pierre  married  Marie-Rufine KEROUAC 2 October 1832 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Rufine KEROUAC  was born 10 July 1807 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Rufine died 6 September 1887 in Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Alphonse-de-Thetford) (Kingsville). 

Pierre METIVIER died 10 June 1892 in Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, L'Amiante, Québec, Canada.
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Did You Know? 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 METIVIER married flag female ancestor Marie-Rufine KEROUAC-- Date: 2 October 1832 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada


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Children of Pierre METIVIER and Marie-Rufine KEROUAC:

flag photo of Marie-Henriette METIVIER  Marie-Henriette METIVIER (b.17 September 1833, Saint-Anselme, Bellechasse, Lower Canada  d. abt. 1881, Saint-Jude, Québec, Canada)
m. David CARON 2 August 1853



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birth1808 Birth
11 October 1808
Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1832 Marriage / Partner
Pierre METIVIER and Marie-Rufine KEROUAC 2 October 1832, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.
1833 Birth of Child
Marie-Henriette METIVIER was born 17 September 1833, Saint-Anselme, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 24 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
1887 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Rufine KEROUAC died 6 September 1887, Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Alphonse-de-Thetford) (Kingsville)
Prime Minister of Canada1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1892 Death
10 June 1892
Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, L'Amiante, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 83.
Added: 11/11/2025 1:04:59 PM - Updated: 11/11/2025 1:05:53 PM

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