Pierre DUCHESNE

(b. 10 October 1711 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 20 January 1794 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Pierre DUCHESNE was born 10 October 1711 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Pierre DUCHESNE was the child of Jacques DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Marie-Angélique TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE and Catherine RIVET (maternal) Michel TREMBLAY and Geneviève-Marie BOUCHARD

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

Pierre married Angélique LAVOIE 23 October 1739 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Angélique LAVOIE was born 10 July 1716 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Angélique died 18 July 1791 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Angélique was the child of Jacques LAVOIE and Angélique GARAND.

Pierre DUCHESNE died 20 January 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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 DUCHESNE married

Angélique LAVOIE-- Date: 23 October 1739 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
Angélique LAVOIE was the child of Jacques LAVOIE and Angélique GARAND

Children of Pierre DUCHESNE and Angélique LAVOIE:

Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE (b.25 October 1742, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 3 June 1817, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Julie GIRARD 17 August 1769 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Suzanne DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE (b.29 November 1750, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-François BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS 2 November 1766 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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1711 Birth
10 October 1711
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DUCHESNE and Angélique LAVOIE 23 October 1739, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 28 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE was born 25 October 1742, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Suzanne DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE was born 29 November 1750, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre was 39 years old.

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

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Suzanne DUCHESNE dite LAPIERRE married 2 November 1766, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Jean-François BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS

1769 Marriage of Child
Pierre DUCHESNE dit LAPIERRE married 17 August 1769, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie-Julie GIRARD

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.