Pierre BERTHIAUME

Born

8 August 1735 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

21 August 1812 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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, Canada, New France. Marie-Agathe died 1 July 1805 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . Marie-Agathe was the child of Pierre MAGEAU (MAJEAU) and Jeanne PARÉ .

Parents & Family of Pierre BERTHIAUME

Parents of Pierre BERTHIAUME

Father

Jacques BERTHIAUME

Mother

Françoise CASSE (LACASSE)

Grandparents of Pierre BERTHIAUME

Paternal grandparents

Noel BERTHIAUME Françoise GIRARD

Maternal grandparents

Charles CASSE (LACASSE) Françoise PAQUET dite LAVALLEE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre BERTHIAUME

Pierre BERTHIAUME married

Marie-Agathe MAGEAU
Marriage date: 18 January 1763
Marriage 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

Born: 25 August 1768, Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 April 1830 , Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Felicite GENDRON 7 October 1793 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada

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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 — 1735
8 August 1735
Québec, Canada, New France

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

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

He was 27 years old.

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.

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.