Pierre DUHAMEL

(b. 4 February 1736 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 11 April 1793 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Pierre DUHAMEL was born 4 February 1736 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Pierre DUHAMEL was the child of Louis DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Françoise-Louise VOLANT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas DUHAMEL dit SANSFAÇON and Angélique BEGNIER (BESNIER) (maternal) Jean-François VOLANT and Marguerite GODEFROY

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

Pierre married Marie-Marguerite DUPRÉ 29 September 1760 in Saint-Ours, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Marguerite DUPRÉ was born 4 July 1737 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Marguerite died 6 October 1817 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Marguerite was the child of François DUPRÉ dit MIKINAC and Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE.

Pierre DUHAMEL died 11 April 1793 in Saint-Ours, 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 DUHAMEL married

Marie-Marguerite DUPRÉ-- Date: 29 September 1760 Place: Saint-Ours, Canada
Marie-Marguerite DUPRÉ was the child of François DUPRÉ dit MIKINAC and Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE

Children of Pierre DUHAMEL and Marie-Marguerite DUPRÉ:

Jean-François DUHAMEL (b.12 September 1761, Contrecœur, Canada d. 24 January 1837, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Elisabeth GIROUARD 29 October 1787 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Louis DUHAMEL (b.6 December 1762, Contrecœur, Canada d. 16 March 1845, Saint-Ours, Canada East )
m. Modeste GIROUARD 11 November 1788 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Charlotte DUHAMEL (b.7 April 1771, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 May 1812, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. René-Pierre GIROUARD 7 February 1791 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie DUHAMEL (b.24 February 1778, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 July 1838, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LOISEAU dit CARDIN 5 October 1795 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1736 Birth
4 February 1736
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DUHAMEL and Marie-Marguerite DUPRÉ 29 September 1760 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 24 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Jean-François DUHAMEL was born 12 September 1761, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre was 25 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Louis DUHAMEL was born 6 December 1762, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre was 26 years old.

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.

1771 Birth of Child
Charlotte DUHAMEL was born 7 April 1771, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre was 35 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.