Pierre GAILLOUX (GAILLOU)

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abt. 1706 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

9 October 1791 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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Pierre GAILLOUX (GAILLOU)Marie-Catherine RIVARD

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Born: abt. 1706 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre GAILLOUX (GAILLOU)

Mother: Marie-Catherine RIVARD

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) , Marguerite CRÊSTE (CRÊTE)

Maternal grandparents: Julien RIVARD dit DUFRESNE , Elisabeth THUNAY (TUNÉ) dite DUFRESNE

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Pierre married Marie-Claire HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE 3 February 1729 in Yamachiche, Canada, New France . Marie-Claire HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE was born 6 October 1707 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Marie-Claire died 2 May 1779 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Marie-Claire was the child of Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Françoise BENOIT.

Pierre GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) died 9 October 1791 in Yamachiche, 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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Marie-Claire HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE
Marriage date: 3 February 1729
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Marie-Claire HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE was the child of Pierre HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Marie-Françoise BENOIT

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1729 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) and Marie-Claire HEROUX dite BOURGAINVILLE 3 February 1729, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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.

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.