Pierre PRINCE

Born

24 March 1749 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

13 January 1826 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Joseph LEPRINCE Marie Anne FOREST

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Born: 24 March 1749 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Joseph LEPRINCE

Mother: Marie Anne FOREST

Paternal grandparents: Jean LEPRINCE , Jeanne BLANCHARD

Maternal grandparents: René FOREST , Françoise DUGAS

Pierre was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Pierre married Marie BERGERON 16 January 1775 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie BERGERON was born 25 June 1755 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Marie died 12 March 1799 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie was the child of Pierre Nantes BERGERON and Marguerite BOURG.

Pierre PRINCE died 13 January 1826 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Pierre PRINCE married

Marie BERGERON
Marriage date: 16 January 1775
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie BERGERON was the child of Pierre Nantes BERGERON and Marguerite BOURG

Children of Pierre PRINCE and Marie BERGERON

Isidore-Theodore PRINCE

Born: 3 October 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Judith GAGNON 11 February 1811 Place: Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gregoire-le-Grand)

Louis PRINCE

Born: 24 November 1793, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 11 November 1866, Saint-Norbert, Berthier, Canada East

Married: Marie-Angelique PRINCE 30 March 1818 Place: Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

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Birth — 1749
24 March 1749
Port Royal, Acadia

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 Marriage / Partner
Pierre PRINCE and Marie BERGERON 16 January 1775, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 25 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Isidore-Theodore PRINCE was born 3 October 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Pierre was 36 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Louis PRINCE was born 24 November 1793, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Pierre was 44 years old.

1799 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie BERGERON died 12 March 1799, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

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

1811 Marriage of Child
Isidore-Theodore PRINCE married 11 February 1811 , Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gregoire-le-Grand) to Judith GAGNON

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

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Marriage of Child
Louis PRINCE married 30 March 1818, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)* to Marie-Angelique PRINCE

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

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