Pierre LECLERC

Born

14 November 1794 , Laval, Lower Canada

Died

5 May 1876 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada

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Pierre LECLAIR (LECLERC)Geneviève LACROIX DESNOYERS

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Born: 14 November 1794 in Laval, Lower Canada

Father: Pierre LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Mother: Geneviève LACROIX DESNOYERS

Paternal grandparents: Pierre LECLERC , Marie-Charlotte LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas-Albert DESNOYERS dit LACROIX , Veronique COUSINEAU

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Pierre married Marie-Desanges LAVOIE 6 February 1816 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 16 children.
Marie-Desanges LAVOIE was born 25 June 1800 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Marie-Desanges died 1 January 1881 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima). Marie-Desanges was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Marie-Clémence LONGPRÉ.

Pierre LECLERC died 5 May 1876 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada .
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Recorded occupation: carpenter

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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Marie-Desanges LAVOIE
Marriage date: 6 February 1816
Marriage place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Lower Canada

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Marie-Desanges LAVOIE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE and Marie-Clémence LONGPRÉ

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Children of Pierre LECLERC and Marie-Desanges LAVOIE

Angele LECLERC

Born: 15 October 1816, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: 3 October 1857, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada East

Pierre LECLERC

Born: 24 November 1817, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: 28 June 1820, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Maxime LECLERC

Born: 14 October 1819, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada
Died: 12 December 1820, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Adelaide LECLERC

Born: 27 February 1821, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Pierre-Gedeon LECLERC

Born: 14 November 1822, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: 24 July 1823, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Gregoire LECLERC

Born: 31 October 1823, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: 6 August 1869, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Married: Henriette ROUSSEAU 8 February 1847 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Maxime LECLERC

Born: 16 June 1825, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: 5 October 1825, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Augustin LECLERC

Born: 21 July 1826, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: 26 August 1826, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Luce LECLERC

Born: 12 December 1828, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: 28 April 1829, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Flavie LECLERC

Born: 3 January 1830, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Adeline LECLERC

Born: 3 April 1835, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Eleonore LECLERC

Born: 14 July 1836, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: 21 September 1836, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Ovide LECLERC

Born: 29 August 1837, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Onesime LECLERC

Born: 7 November 1838, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: 24 January 1839, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada

Camille-Israel LECLERC

Born: 29 July 1840, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Eugene LECLERC

Born: 28 April 1844, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada East
Died: ,

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Birth — 1794
14 November 1794
Laval, Lower Canada

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

1816 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LECLERC and Marie-Desanges LAVOIE 6 February 1816, Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Angele LECLERC was born 15 October 1816, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 21 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Pierre LECLERC was born 24 November 1817, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 23 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Birth of Child
Maxime LECLERC was born 14 October 1819, Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville)

Pierre was 24 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Death of Child
Pierre LECLERC died 28 June 1820, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 25 years old.

1820 Death of Child
Maxime LECLERC died 12 December 1820, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 26 years old.

1821 Birth of Child
Adelaide LECLERC was born 27 February 1821, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 26 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Pierre-Gedeon LECLERC was born 14 November 1822, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 28 years old.

1823 Death of Child
Pierre-Gedeon LECLERC died 24 July 1823, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 28 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Gregoire LECLERC was born 31 October 1823, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 28 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Birth of Child
Maxime LECLERC was born 16 June 1825, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 30 years old.

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

1826 Birth of Child
Augustin LECLERC was born 21 July 1826, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Birth of Child
Luce LECLERC was born 12 December 1828, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 34 years old.

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

1829 Death of Child
Luce LECLERC died 28 April 1829, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 34 years old.

1830 Birth of Child
Flavie LECLERC was born 3 January 1830, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1835 Birth of Child
Adeline LECLERC was born 3 April 1835, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 40 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Eleonore LECLERC was born 14 July 1836, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 41 years old.

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

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1837 Birth of Child
Ovide LECLERC was born 29 August 1837, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 42 years old.

1838 Birth of Child
Marie-Onesime LECLERC was born 7 November 1838, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 44 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Death of Child
Marie-Onesime LECLERC died 24 January 1839, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 44 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Birth of Child
Camille-Israel LECLERC was born 29 July 1840, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 45 years old.

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Birth of Child
Eugene LECLERC was born 28 April 1844, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 49 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1847 Marriage of Child
Gregoire LECLERC married 8 February 1847, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Henriette ROUSSEAU

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1857 Death of Child
Angele LECLERC died 3 October 1857, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 62 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.