Pierre BERTHIAUME

(b. 8 August 1735 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 21 August 1812 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )

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Pierre BERTHIAUME was born 8 August 1735 in Québec, Canada, New France

Pierre BERTHIAUME was the child of Jacques BERTHIAUME and Françoise CASSE (LACASSE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel BERTHIAUME and Françoise GIRARD (maternal) Charles CASSE (LACASSE) and Françoise PAQUET dite LAVALLEE

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

Pierre married Marie-Agathe MAGEAU 18 January 1763 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Agathe MAGEAU was born 24 January 1732 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie-Agathe died 1 July 1805 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur). Marie-Agathe was the child of Pierre MAGEAU (MAJEAU) and Jeanne PARÉ.

Pierre BERTHIAUME died 21 August 1812 in Contrecœur, Lower 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 BERTHIAUME married

Marie-Agathe MAGEAU-- Date: 18 January 1763 Place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Agathe MAGEAU was the child of Pierre MAGEAU (MAJEAU) and Jeanne PARÉ

Children of Pierre BERTHIAUME and Marie-Agathe MAGEAU:

Joseph BERTHIAUME (b.25 August 1768, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 April 1830 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada )
m. Felicite GENDRON 7 October 1793 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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1735 Birth
8 August 1735
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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BERTHIAUME and Marie-Agathe MAGEAU 18 January 1763, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph BERTHIAUME was born 25 August 1768, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Pierre was 33 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.