Pierre GENDRON

(b. 3 January 1708 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 11 December 1794 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada )

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Pierre GENDRON was born 3 January 1708 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Pierre GENDRON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENDRON and Marie-Anne PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GENDRON and Marie CHARPENTIER (maternal) Louis PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU) and Marie-Reine CHARPENTIER

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

Pierre married Marie-Louise LOUVOIS 31 July 1731 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Louise LOUVOIS was born 6 July 1709 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise died abt. 1768 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Marie-Louise was the child of Jean LOUVOIS and Jeanne-Geneviève GRESLON dite LAFONTAINE.

Pierre married (2) Marie-Angélique GIGNAC 14 February 1774 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Angélique GIGNAC was born abt. 1711 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Angélique died 20 June 1802 in Île-Perrot, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal). Marie-Angélique was the child of François GIGNAC and Anne BRIERE.

Pierre GENDRON died 11 December 1794 in Châteauguay, 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 GENDRON married

Marie-Louise LOUVOIS-- Date: 31 July 1731 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise LOUVOIS was the child of Jean LOUVOIS and Jeanne-Geneviève GRESLON dite LAFONTAINE

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Children of Pierre GENDRON and Marie-Louise LOUVOIS:

Pierre GENDRON (b.21 June 1732, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Desanges RUFIANGE dite LAVIOLETTE 10 February 1755 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

François GENDRON (b.12 August 1733, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Catherine-Anne DURANCEAU 26 April 1756 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)
m. Marie-Anne LEPAGE 1 July 1785 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)
m. Marguerite TESSIER 4 September 1797 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Louis GENDRON (b.18 October 1736, Châteauguay, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Ursule RUFIANGE dite LAVIOLETTE 11 January 1762 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Charlotte GENDRON (b.3 September 1738, Châteauguay, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1775, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis-Michel SEIZE 27 June 1763 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Joseph-Marie GENDRON (b.3 December 1740, Châteauguay, Canada, New France d. , )

Josephte GENDRON (b.26 February 1743, Châteauguay, Canada, New France d. 1 November 1796, Châteauguay, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-François-Amable RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE 14 January 1765 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Jean-Marie GENDRON (b.17 August 1745, Châteauguay, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1819, Saint-Timothée, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise-Amable LAFONTAINE 6 January 1769 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Suzanne GENDRON (b.10 September 1747, Châteauguay, Canada, New France d. 22 August 1748, Châteauguay, Canada, New France )

Suzanne GENDRON (b.2 November 1749, Châteauguay, Canada, New France d. 7 January 1826, Châteauguay, Lower Canada )
m. François-Xavier ALLARD 25 November 1776 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Michel-Charles GENDRON (b.5 November 1752, Châteauguay, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Rose CUILLERIER 11 January 1779 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)
m. Marie-Louise ROLLAND 3 March 1794 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Pierre GENDRON married

Marie-Angélique GIGNAC-- Date: 14 February 1774 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angélique GIGNAC was the child of François GIGNAC and Anne BRIERE

Children of Pierre GENDRON and Marie-Angélique GIGNAC:

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1708 Birth
3 January 1708
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GENDRON and Marie-Louise LOUVOIS 31 July 1731, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 23 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Pierre GENDRON was born 21 June 1732, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 24 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
François GENDRON was born 12 August 1733, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 25 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Louis GENDRON was born 18 October 1736, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Pierre was 28 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Charlotte GENDRON was born 3 September 1738, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Pierre was 30 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie GENDRON was born 3 December 1740, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Josephte GENDRON was born 26 February 1743, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie GENDRON was born 17 August 1745, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Pierre was 37 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Suzanne GENDRON was born 10 September 1747, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Pierre was 39 years old.

1748 Death of Child
Suzanne GENDRON died 22 August 1748, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Pierre was 40 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Suzanne GENDRON was born 2 November 1749, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Pierre was 41 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Michel-Charles GENDRON was born 5 November 1752, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Pierre was 44 years old.

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Pierre GENDRON married 10 February 1755, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Marie-Desanges RUFIANGE dite LAVIOLETTE

1756 Marriage of Child
François GENDRON married 26 April 1756, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Catherine-Anne DURANCEAU

1762 Marriage of Child
Louis GENDRON married 11 January 1762, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Ursule RUFIANGE dite LAVIOLETTE

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Charlotte GENDRON married 27 June 1763, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Louis-Michel SEIZE

1765 Marriage of Child
Josephte GENDRON married 14 January 1765, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Jean-François-Amable RUFIANGE dit LAVIOLETTE

1769 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie GENDRON married 6 January 1769, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Françoise-Amable LAFONTAINE

1774 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GENDRON and Marie-Angélique GIGNAC 14 February 1774, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 66 years old.

1775 Death of Child
Charlotte GENDRON died 22 February 1775, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Pierre was 67 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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Suzanne GENDRON married 25 November 1776, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to François-Xavier ALLARD

1779 Marriage of Child
Michel-Charles GENDRON married 11 January 1779, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Marie-Rose CUILLERIER

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
François GENDRON married 1 July 1785, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Marie-Anne LEPAGE

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

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

1794 Death
11 December 1794
Châteauguay, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 86.

Added: 5/2/2015 1:51:39 PM - Updated: 8/10/2020 8:26:21 AM