Pierre GAMACHE

(b. 22 October 1774 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 September 1842 , Napierville, Canada East )

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Pierre GAMACHE was born 22 October 1774 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre GAMACHE was the child of Pierre GAMACHE and Marie-Catherine GAGNÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAMACHE and Marie-Geneviève BELANGER (maternal) Etienne-Alexis GAGNÉ and Madeleine GRAVEL

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

Pierre married Brigitte LAFAILLE 5 February 1798 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Brigitte LAFAILLE was born abt. 1778 in New England, USA. Brigitte was the child of François LAFAILLE and Marguerite FOREST (FORAIS).

Pierre GAMACHE died 11 September 1842 in Napierville, Canada East .
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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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Family and Children of Pierre GAMACHE

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Pierre GAMACHE married

Brigitte LAFAILLE-- Date: 5 February 1798 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Brigitte LAFAILLE was the child of François LAFAILLE and Marguerite FOREST (FORAIS)

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Children of Pierre GAMACHE and Brigitte LAFAILLE:

Brigitte GAMACHE (b.19 November 1798, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. François DUTEAU 10 August 1818 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pierre GAMACHE (b.10 February 1801, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Julie LACROIX 19 October 1824

Hilaire GAMACHE (b.19 June 1805, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 16 May 1859, Lacolle, Canada East )
m. Flavie BARRIERE 26 September 1826 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

François GAMACHE (b.5 August 1807, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marguerite THIBAULT 21 February 1832 in Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada

Rosalie GAMACHE (b.7 May 1811, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 11 April 1892, Lacolle, Québec, Canada )
m. Alexis ROY 17 February 1835

Sophie GAMACHE (b.30 August 1813, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Israel RANCOURT 4 July 1837

Thomas-David GAMACHE (b.22 December 1815, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 10 August 1855, Saint-Cyprien-de-Léry, Canada East)
m. Cecile GIROUX 14 November 1837

Eusebe GAMACHE (b.27 September 1818, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Henriette GIROUX 3 July 1838

Pierre GAMACHE (b.20 April 1820, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 4 July 1820, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

Joseph GAMACHE (b.21 June 1823, Napierville, Lower Canada d. 4 July 1906, Lacolle, Québec, Canada )
m. Domithilde ROBERT 23 February 1846 in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Québec, Canada

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1774 Birth
22 October 1774
Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1798 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAMACHE and Brigitte LAFAILLE 5 February 1798, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 23 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Brigitte GAMACHE was born 19 November 1798, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pierre was 24 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Pierre GAMACHE was born 10 February 1801, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pierre was 26 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Hilaire GAMACHE was born 19 June 1805, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pierre was 30 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
François GAMACHE was born 5 August 1807, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Rosalie GAMACHE was born 7 May 1811, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pierre was 36 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Sophie GAMACHE was born 30 August 1813, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pierre was 38 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Thomas-David GAMACHE was born 22 December 1815, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pierre was 41 years old.

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.

1818 Marriage of Child
Brigitte GAMACHE married 10 August 1818, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to François DUTEAU

1818 Birth of Child
Eusebe GAMACHE was born 27 September 1818, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Pierre was 43 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England