Pierre DESROCHES

(b. 21 February 1706 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 6 September 1784 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* )

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Pierre DESROCHES was born 21 February 1706 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Pierre DESROCHES was the child of Nicolas DESROCHES and Jeanne PERTHUIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean DESROCHES and Françoise GAUDET (maternal) Pierre PERTHUIS dit LALIME and Claude DAMISÉ

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Pierre married Marie-Marguerite LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE 18 February 1732 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Marguerite LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE was born 28 November 1711 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marie-Marguerite was the child of Andre LANGLOIS and Marguerite GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE.

Pierre DESROCHES died 6 September 1784 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, 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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Pierre DESROCHES married

Marie-Marguerite LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE-- Date: 18 February 1732 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Marie-Marguerite LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE was the child of Andre LANGLOIS and Marguerite GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

Children of Pierre DESROCHES and Marie-Marguerite LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE:

Pierre-Amable DESROCHES (b.11 January 1733, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 25 February 1773, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

Archange DESROCHES (b.27 June 1734, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 7 August 1802, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* )

Judith DESROCHES (b.13 November 1735, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 12 October 1815, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada* )
m. Pierre BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE 15 February 1762 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph DESROCHES (b.11 September 1737, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. , )
m. Catherine BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE 21 January 1771 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Elisabeth DESROCHES (b.27 December 1738, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 2 August 1782, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Michel MATTE 12 April 1779 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Andre DESROCHES (b.25 March 1741, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. 10 July 1813, Saint-Esprit, Montcalm, Lower Canada)

Jean-Baptiste DESROCHES (b.18 January 1751, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* d. , )

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1706 Birth
21 February 1706
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DESROCHES and Marie-Marguerite LANGLOIS dite LACHAPELLE 18 February 1732 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

He was 26 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Pierre-Amable DESROCHES was born 11 January 1733, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Pierre was 26 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Archange DESROCHES was born 27 June 1734, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Pierre was 28 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Judith DESROCHES was born 13 November 1735, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Pierre was 29 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Joseph DESROCHES was born 11 September 1737, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DESROCHES was born 27 December 1738, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Andre DESROCHES was born 25 March 1741, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESROCHES was born 18 January 1751, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Pierre was 44 years old.

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Judith DESROCHES married 15 February 1762, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Pierre BRICAULT dit LAMARCHE

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Joseph DESROCHES married 21 January 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Catherine BACHAND dite VERTEFEUILLE

1773 Death of Child
Pierre-Amable DESROCHES died 25 February 1773, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Pierre was 67 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.