Pierre PARENT

(b. 23 November 1700 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 6 October 1779 , St-Olivier, Canada )

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Pierre PARENT was born 23 November 1700 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Pierre PARENT was the child of Michel PARENT dit PARISIEN and Marie-Anne BENOIT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Gabriel BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Marie-Anne GUÉDON

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

Pierre married Marie-Catherine JAMES 6 April 1723 in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Catherine JAMES was born 27 April 1704 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Marie-Catherine died 13 January 1784 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Catherine was the child of William JAMES and Catherine LIMOUSIN.

Pierre PARENT died 6 October 1779 in St-Olivier, 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 PARENT married

Marie-Catherine JAMES-- Date: 6 April 1723 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine JAMES was the child of William JAMES and Catherine LIMOUSIN

Children of Pierre PARENT and Marie-Catherine JAMES:

Pierre-Michel PARENT dit LANGUIER (b.26 July 1725, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 1 October 1773, Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan))

Louis PARENT (b.16 May 1727, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 18 December 1786, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Amable LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES 9 November 1750 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie PARENT (b.abt. 1733, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 January 1766, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. François LITTLEFIELD 29 January 1753 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Jean-Baptiste PARENT (b.abt. 1735, , Québec Province, Canada d. 24 February 1791, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

Marguerite PARENT (b.22 May 1736, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 18 July 1822, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Dominique OSTIGUY 7 October 1754 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Elisabeth PARENT (b.17 April 1747, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 13 April 1816, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Martial DONAT dit LAVERDURE 18 January 1762 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1700 Birth
23 November 1700
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1723 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PARENT and Marie-Catherine JAMES 6 April 1723, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

He was 22 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Pierre-Michel PARENT dit LANGUIER was born 26 July 1725, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 24 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Louis PARENT was born 16 May 1727, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre was 26 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marguerite PARENT was born 22 May 1736, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Elisabeth PARENT was born 17 April 1747, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre was 46 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Louis PARENT married 9 November 1750 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marie-Amable LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie PARENT married 29 January 1753 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to François LITTLEFIELD

1754 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PARENT married 7 October 1754, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Dominique OSTIGUY

1762 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth PARENT married 18 January 1762, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Martial DONAT dit LAVERDURE

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 Death of Child
Marie PARENT died 13 January 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Pierre was 65 years old.

1773 Death of Child
Pierre-Michel PARENT dit LANGUIER died 1 October 1773, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Pierre was 72 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.