Pierre DRAPEAU

(b. 17 April 1749 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 17 October 1836 , Rimouski, Lower Canada )

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Pierre DRAPEAU was born 17 April 1749 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Pierre DRAPEAU was the child of Pierre DRAPEAU and Josephte HUARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DRAPEAU and Perrine LACROIX (maternal) Mathieu HUARD and Jeanne JOURDAIN

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

Pierre married Josephte MARANDA 18 November 1776 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Josephte MARANDA was born 5 April 1753 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Josephte died 5 June 1826 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Josephte was the child of Charles MARANDA and Marguerite FAGOT.

Pierre DRAPEAU died 17 October 1836 in Rimouski, 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 DRAPEAU married

Josephte MARANDA-- Date: 18 November 1776 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte MARANDA was the child of Charles MARANDA and Marguerite FAGOT

Children of Pierre DRAPEAU and Josephte MARANDA:

Pierre DRAPEAU (b.22 July 1782, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 February 1837, Rimouski, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève LANGLOIS 15 January 1805 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Marguerite DRAPEAU (b.13 September 1785, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 August 1849, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada East )
m. Dominique GUENARD (DIANARD) 1 May 1809 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Joseph DRAPEAU (b.12 March 1787, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 May 1871, Frenchville, Maine, USA )
m. Marguerite CHORET 18 January 1820 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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1749 Birth
17 April 1749
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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.

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 / Partner
Pierre DRAPEAU and Josephte MARANDA 18 November 1776 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 27 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Pierre DRAPEAU was born 22 July 1782, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Pierre was 33 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marguerite DRAPEAU was born 13 September 1785, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Pierre was 36 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Joseph DRAPEAU was born 12 March 1787, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 37 years old.

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)

1805 Marriage of Child
Pierre DRAPEAU married 15 January 1805, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Geneviève LANGLOIS

1809 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DRAPEAU married 1 May 1809, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Dominique GUENARD (DIANARD)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 Marriage of Child
Joseph DRAPEAU married 18 January 1820, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Marguerite CHORET

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)