Pierre LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Born

8 April 1765 , Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 July 1824 , Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada

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Pierre LECLERC Marie-Charlotte LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

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Born: 8 April 1765 in Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre LECLERC

Mother: Marie-Charlotte LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Prisque LECLERC , Catherine VAILLANCOURT

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES , Marie-Charlotte GUERTIN

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Pierre married Geneviève LACROIX DESNOYERS 26 July 1790 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Geneviève LACROIX DESNOYERS was born 24 January 1772 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Geneviève died 30 May 1813 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Geneviève was the child of Nicolas-Albert DESNOYERS dit LACROIX and Veronique COUSINEAU.

Pierre married (2) Helene GRAVEL 24 November 1817 in Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada . Helene GRAVEL was born 11 September 1773 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Helene was the child of Guillaume GRAVEL dit BRINDELIERE and Marie-Amable LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES.

Pierre LECLAIR (LECLERC) died 28 July 1824 in Saint-Eustache, 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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Spouse & Children of Pierre LECLAIR (LECLERC)

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Pierre LECLAIR (LECLERC) married

Geneviève LACROIX DESNOYERS
Marriage date: 26 July 1790
Marriage place: Sainte-Rose, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève LACROIX DESNOYERS was the child of Nicolas-Albert DESNOYERS dit LACROIX and Veronique COUSINEAU

Children of Pierre LECLAIR (LECLERC) and Geneviève LACROIX DESNOYERS

Rose LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Born: 6 June 1791, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Charlotte LECLAIR (LECLERC)

Born: abt. 1793, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre LECLERC

Born: 14 November 1794, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: 5 May 1876 , Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Desanges LAVOIE 6 February 1816 Place: Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada

Charles LECLERC (LECLAIR)

Born: 15 June 1797, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: 3 February 1876, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Joseph LECLERC (LECLAIR)

Born: 4 April 1799, Laval, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Esther LECLERC (LECLAIR)

Born: 2 January 1801, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada
Died: 16 August 1832, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Pierre LECLAIR (LECLERC) married

Helene GRAVEL
Marriage date: 24 November 1817
Marriage place: Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada
Helene GRAVEL was the child of Guillaume GRAVEL dit BRINDELIERE and Marie-Amable LAPORTE dite ST-GEORGES

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Birth — 1765
8 April 1765
Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LECLAIR (LECLERC) and Geneviève LACROIX DESNOYERS 26 July 1790, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

He was 25 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Rose LECLAIR (LECLERC) was born 6 June 1791, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Pierre was 26 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Pierre LECLERC was born 14 November 1794, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Pierre was 29 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Charles LECLERC (LECLAIR) was born 15 June 1797, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Joseph LECLERC (LECLAIR) was born 4 April 1799, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Pierre was 34 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Esther LECLERC (LECLAIR) was born 2 January 1801, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 35 years old.