Pierre ROUSSEL

(b. 28 February 1740 , Bout de L'ile, Quebec, Canada d. 29 January 1818 , Saint-Régis, Lower Canada )

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Pierre ROUSSEL was born 28 February 1740 in Bout de L'ile, Quebec, Canada

Pierre ROUSSEL was the child of Pierre ROUSSEL dit ST-PIERRE and Catherine MORAND dite LAGRANDEUR and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean MORAND and Elisabeth DASYLVA dite PORTUGAIS

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

Pierre married Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT) 22 November 1774 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT) was born 20 January 1757 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Marie-Angélique died 2 April 1838 in Saint-Régis, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Regis) (Akwesasne). Marie-Angélique was the child of François-Maurice BÉRIAU (BERIAULT) dit POITEVIN and Marie-Anne LALONDE.

Pierre ROUSSEL died 29 January 1818 in Saint-Régis, 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 ROUSSEL married

Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT)-- Date: 22 November 1774 Place: Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT) was the child of François-Maurice BÉRIAU (BERIAULT) dit POITEVIN and Marie-Anne LALONDE

Children of Pierre ROUSSEL and Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT):

Catherine ROUSSEL (b.3 September 1777, , Québec Province, Canada d. 23 April 1801, Les Cèdres, Lower Canada )
m. François MERLOT 23 April 1798 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

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1740 Birth
28 February 1740
Bout de L'ile, Quebec, Canada

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ROUSSEL and Marie-Angélique BÉRIAU (BERIAULT) 22 November 1774, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

He was 34 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Catherine ROUSSEL was born 3 September 1777, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre was 37 years old.

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 of Child
Catherine ROUSSEL married 23 April 1798, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres) to François MERLOT

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

1801 Death of Child
Catherine ROUSSEL died 23 April 1801, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

Pierre was 61 years old.

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

1818 Death
29 January 1818
Saint-Régis, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 77.

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