Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN)

(b. 1 February 1749 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. 3 July 1812 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) was born 1 February 1749 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) was the child of Jean-Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Marie-Angélique THIBAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Agnes MARTIN (maternal) Nicolas THIBAULT and Marie-Thérèse MASTA

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

Pierre married Elisabeth CHAPDELAINE 26 January 1778 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth CHAPDELAINE was born 2 December 1757 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Elisabeth died 26 February 1846 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Elisabeth was the child of Louis-Le-Jeune CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIERE and Elisabeth DANSEREAU.

Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) died 3 July 1812 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .

m. Elisabeth Chapdelaine
26 January 1778
St-Ours

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) married

Elisabeth CHAPDELAINE-- Date: 26 January 1778 Place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth CHAPDELAINE was the child of Louis-Le-Jeune CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIERE and Elisabeth DANSEREAU

Children of Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) and Elisabeth CHAPDELAINE:

Marie-Elisabeth ARPIN (b.22 November 1778, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1821, Beloeil, Lower Canada )
m. Michel BANLIER dit LAPERLE 23 September 1799 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1749 Birth
1 February 1749
Contrecœur, 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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Pierre HERPIN (ARPIN) and Elisabeth CHAPDELAINE 26 January 1778, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 29 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth ARPIN was born 22 November 1778, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre was 29 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)

1799 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth ARPIN married 23 September 1799, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Michel BANLIER dit LAPERLE

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