Pierre CASAVANT

(b. 16 February 1751 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 6 March 1788 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre CASAVANT was born 16 February 1751 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Pierre CASAVANT was the child of Pierre-Charles CASAVANT dit LADEBAUCHE and Marie-Anne PION dite LAFONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste CASAVANT dit LADÉBAUCHE and Marie-Madeleine PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS (maternal) Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE

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

Pierre married Marie-Luce DUFRESNE 17 October 1774 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Luce DUFRESNE was born 16 February 1756 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Luce died 15 March 1841 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Luce was the child of Jacques DUFRESNE and Marie-Anne LEDUC.

Pierre CASAVANT died 6 March 1788 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Dufresne Marie-Luce

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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 CASAVANT married

Marie-Luce DUFRESNE-- Date: 17 October 1774 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Luce DUFRESNE was the child of Jacques DUFRESNE and Marie-Anne LEDUC

Children of Pierre CASAVANT and Marie-Luce DUFRESNE:

Jacques CASAVANT (b.22 September 1783, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 October 1836, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Antoinette ARCHAMBAULT 17 April 1809 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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1751 Birth
16 February 1751
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Pierre CASAVANT and Marie-Luce DUFRESNE 17 October 1774 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 23 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.