Pierre BEGNIER (BESNIER)

(b. 22 February 1710 , Sorel, Canada, New France d. 1 April 1794 , Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada )

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Pierre BEGNIER (BESNIER) was born 22 February 1710 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Pierre BEGNIER (BESNIER) was the child of Louis BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Jacqueline CHARRON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Masse BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Michelle CHARLIER (CHARTIER) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit LAFERRIÈRE (CHARON) and Anne D'ANNEVILLE

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Pierre married Charlotte JOUANNE 29 October 1737 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Charlotte JOUANNE was born abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Charlotte was the child of Nicolas JOUANNE and Marguerite EMERY dite CODERRE.

Pierre married (2) Marie-Anne RIVET 9 October 1781 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne RIVET was born 13 December 1723 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne died 22 March 1803 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Nicolas RIVET and Marie-Anne LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE.

Pierre BEGNIER (BESNIER) died 1 April 1794 in Saint-Sulpice, Lower Canada.

m. Jouanne Charlotte
m. Rivet Marie-Anne

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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 BEGNIER (BESNIER) married

Charlotte JOUANNE-- Date: 29 October 1737 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
Charlotte JOUANNE was the child of Nicolas JOUANNE and Marguerite EMERY dite CODERRE

Children of Pierre BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Charlotte JOUANNE:

Marie-Charlotte BEIGNET (BESNIER) (b.23 October 1738, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 31 March 1810, L'Assomption, Lower Canada )
m. Alexis-Maurice RIVET 7 February 1763 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Pierre BEIGNET (BESNIER) (b.12 September 1740, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie Anne FOREST 9 January 1764 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne BEIGNET (BESNIER) (b.abt. 1741, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Therese BEIGNET (BESNIER) (b.28 October 1742, Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louis MORIN 4 February 1760 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Joseph BEIGNET (BESNIER) (b.abt. 1748, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 November 1775, Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Anne PERREAULT 7 June 1773 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Pierre BEGNIER (BESNIER) married

Marie-Anne RIVET-- Date: 9 October 1781 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne RIVET was the child of Nicolas RIVET and Marie-Anne LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE

Children of Pierre BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Marie-Anne RIVET:

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1710 Birth
22 February 1710
Sorel, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1737 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BEGNIER (BESNIER) and Charlotte JOUANNE 29 October 1737, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte BEIGNET (BESNIER) was born 23 October 1738, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 28 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Pierre BEIGNET (BESNIER) was born 12 September 1740, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 30 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Therese BEIGNET (BESNIER) was born 28 October 1742, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 32 years old.

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Therese BEIGNET (BESNIER) married 4 February 1760, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Louis MORIN

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte BEIGNET (BESNIER) married 7 February 1763, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Alexis-Maurice RIVET

1764 Marriage of Child
Pierre BEIGNET (BESNIER) married 9 January 1764, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Marie Anne FOREST

1773 Marriage of Child
Joseph BEIGNET (BESNIER) married 7 June 1773, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne PERREAULT

1775 Death of Child
Joseph BEIGNET (BESNIER) died 11 November 1775, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 65 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.