Pierre MILOT

Born

5 September 1760 , Yamachiche, Canada

Died

24 June 1848 , Yamachiche, Canada East

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Pierre MILOT Marie-Francoise BLAIS

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Born: 5 September 1760 in Yamachiche, Canada

Father: Pierre MILOT

Mother: Marie-Francoise BLAIS

Maternal grandparents: Jacques BLAIS , Louise-Angélique CARTIER

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Pierre married Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE 8 November 1784 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE was born 31 March 1766 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite died 19 May 1798 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE and Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE.

Pierre married (2) Marie TOUSIGNANT 10 February 1800 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie TOUSIGNANT was born 19 January 1780 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie died 2 April 1866 in Yamachiche, Canada East . Marie was the child of Louis TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Louise BERGERON.

Pierre MILOT died 24 June 1848 in Yamachiche, Canada East .

m. Lacerte Marguerite
m. Tousignant Marie

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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouse & Children of Pierre MILOT

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Pierre MILOT married

Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE
Marriage date: 8 November 1784
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE was the child of Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE and Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

Children of Pierre MILOT and Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE

Marguerite MILOT

Born: 8 November 1787, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 March 1868, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada

Pierre MILOT

Born: 12 August 1789, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 September 1869, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada

Pelagie MILOT

Born: 7 March 1791, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 9 September 1860, Yamachiche, Canada East

Paul MILOT

Born: 7 October 1793, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 19 September 1879, St-Sévère,St-Maurice,Québec, Canada

Joseph MILOT

Born: 8 April 1795, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 23 November 1876, Sainte-Monique, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Pierre MILOT married

Marie TOUSIGNANT
Marriage date: 10 February 1800
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Marie TOUSIGNANT was the child of Louis TOUSIGNANT dit LAPOINTE and Louise BERGERON

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Pierre MILOT and Marie TOUSIGNANT

Edouard MILOT

Born: 31 December 1801, Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Died: 9 October 1873, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite RIVARD dite LAGLANDERIE 10 May 1842 Place: Yamachiche, Canada East

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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 — 1760
5 September 1760
Yamachiche, Canada

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MILOT and Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE 8 November 1784, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 24 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Marguerite MILOT was born 8 November 1787, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 27 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Pierre MILOT was born 12 August 1789, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 28 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Pelagie MILOT was born 7 March 1791, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 30 years old.

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

1793 Birth of Child
Paul MILOT was born 7 October 1793, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 33 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Joseph MILOT was born 8 April 1795, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 34 years old.

1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE died 19 May 1798, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1800 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MILOT and Marie TOUSIGNANT 10 February 1800, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 39 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Edouard MILOT was born 31 December 1801, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 41 years old.

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.

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)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec