Pierre PARENT

(b. 19 November 1715 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 13 October 1785 , Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre PARENT was born 19 November 1715 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Pierre PARENT was the child of Étienne PARENT and Marie-Thérèse CHEVALIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre PARENT and Jeanne BADEAU (BADAULT) (maternal) René CHEVALIER and Jeanne LANGLOIS

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

Pierre married Louise GAGNON 22 September 1738 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louise GAGNON was born 10 September 1717 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Louise died 1 March 1789 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Louise was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Anne LUNEAU (LOUINEAU).

Pierre PARENT died 13 October 1785 in Varennes, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Pierre PARENT

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Pierre PARENT married

Louise GAGNON-- Date: 22 September 1738 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Louise GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Anne LUNEAU (LOUINEAU)

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Children of Pierre PARENT and Louise GAGNON:

Marie-Ignace-Louise PARENT (b.16 July 1739, Québec, Canada, New France d. 25 November 1770, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Charles HOTTE dit LAFEUILLADE 23 August 1762 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Elisabeth PARENT (b.20 April 1743, Québec, Canada, New France d. 20 June 1811, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre MORARD dit LAFORME 5 July 1762 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Josephte PARENT (b.17 May 1745, Québec, Canada, New France d. 20 March 1809, Varennes, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph COLLETTE 6 September 1774 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François PARENT (b.4 October 1749, Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 February 1802, Joliette, Lower Canada )
m. Charlotte ROUSSEAU 14 September 1772 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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1715 Birth
19 November 1715
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PARENT and Louise GAGNON 22 September 1738, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 22 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Ignace-Louise PARENT was born 16 July 1739, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 23 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Elisabeth PARENT was born 20 April 1743, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 27 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte PARENT was born 17 May 1745, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 29 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
François PARENT was born 4 October 1749, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 33 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth PARENT married 5 July 1762, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Pierre MORARD dit LAFORME

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Ignace-Louise PARENT married 23 August 1762, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Charles HOTTE dit LAFEUILLADE

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.

1770 Death of Child
Marie-Ignace-Louise PARENT died 25 November 1770, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 55 years old.

1772 Marriage of Child
François PARENT married 14 September 1772, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Charlotte ROUSSEAU

1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte PARENT married 6 September 1774, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Joseph COLLETTE

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.