Pierre GRENIER

Born

30 June 1736 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

20 April 1800 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Pierre married Genevieve MORIN 24 August 1772 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve MORIN was born 21 July 1747 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . Genevieve was the child of Charles MORIN and Marie-Claire DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD .

Parents & Family of Pierre GRENIER

Parents of Pierre GRENIER

Father

Charles GRENIER

Mother

Madeleine TARDIF

Grandparents of Pierre GRENIER

Paternal grandparents

Joseph GARNIER (GRENIER) Jeanne MAHEU

Maternal grandparents

Michel TARDIF Catherine L'ESPINAY (LEPINE)

Pierre had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre GRENIER

Pierre GRENIER married

Genevieve MORIN
Marriage date: 24 August 1772
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve MORIN was the child of Charles MORIN and Marie-Claire DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Children of Pierre GRENIER and Genevieve MORIN

François GRENIER

Born: 25 July 1787, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Emmerentine POUQUEVILLE 9 June 1812 Place: Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1736
30 June 1736
Beauport, Québec, 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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GRENIER and Genevieve MORIN 24 August 1772, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

He was 36 years old.

Revolutionary War

GRENIER, Pierre Charles. Concealed escaped prisoners, 1780 (E-133)

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Canadian participants in the American Revolution, an index, by Virginia DeMarce
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Revolutionary War

GRENIER, PIERRE
Ancestor #: A213007
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 6-30-1736 BEAUPORT CANADA
Death: 4-20-1800 STE MARIE DE BEAUCE LOWER CANADA CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AMERICAN INVASION, 1775-1776, PP 59, 62
Service Description: 1) RENDERED SERVICE

RESIDENCE
1) City: STE MARIE DE NOUVELLE BEAUCE - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) MARIE JEANNE MARCOU
2) MARIE GENEVIEVE MORIN

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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.