Pierre GRAVEL

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25 October 1721 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

3 November 1793 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada

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Pierre GRAVEL Marguerite PRIEUR

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Born: 25 October 1721 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GRAVEL

Mother: Marguerite PRIEUR

Paternal grandparents: Claude GRAVEL , Jeanne CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Joseph PRIEUR dit RUSSON , Helene MECHIN

Pierre had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Pierre married Marie-Anne BUREAU 18 August 1746 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne BUREAU was born 9 October 1723 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Marie-Anne died 16 May 1794 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean BUREAU dit SANSSOUCY and Marie-Anne LACHAINE.

Pierre GRAVEL died 3 November 1793 in Château-Richer, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Anne BUREAU
Marriage date: 18 August 1746
Marriage place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne BUREAU was the child of Jean BUREAU dit SANSSOUCY and Marie-Anne LACHAINE

Children of Pierre GRAVEL and Marie-Anne BUREAU

Pierre GRAVEL

Born: 22 February 1755, Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Died: 12 December 1817, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Agnes DOYON 23 October 1781 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Charles GRAVEL

Born: 22 January 1762, Château-Richer, Canada
Died: 1 November 1817, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève SIMARD 23 July 1792 Place: Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Québec, Canada

Marie GRAVEL

Born: 15 February 1765, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 December 1838, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Married: Simon RHEAUME 2 February 1785 Place: Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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Birth — 1721
25 October 1721
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GRAVEL and Marie-Anne BUREAU 18 August 1746, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Pierre GRAVEL was born 22 February 1755, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Pierre was 33 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Charles GRAVEL was born 22 January 1762, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Pierre was 40 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie GRAVEL was born 15 February 1765, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Pierre was 43 years old.

Revolutionary War
GRAVEL, Pierre. Chateau-Richer. Tavern-keeper. Friend of Lesperance. Too old to mount guard himself, but sent his son (BTW).
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Revolutionary War
GRAVEL, PIERRE
Ancestor #: A212400
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 10- -1721 CHATEAU RICHER CANADA
Death: 11-3-1793 CHATEAU RICHER LOWER CANADA CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AMERICAN INVASION, 1775-1776, PP 14, 15
Service Description: 1) RENDERED AID

RESIDENCE
1) City: CHATEAU RICHER - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) MARIE ANN BUREAU
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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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Pierre GRAVEL married 23 October 1781, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Marie-Agnes DOYON

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Marie GRAVEL married 2 February 1785, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Simon RHEAUME

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Charles GRAVEL married 23 July 1792, Tadoussac, La Haute-Côte-Nord, Québec, Canada to Geneviève SIMARD