Pierre GUILBAULT

Born

12 September 1754 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Died

9 June 1834 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Pierre GUILBAULT

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Born: 12 September 1754 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre GUILBAULT

Father

Charles-Thomas GUILBAULT

Mother

Catherine-Madeleine JOURDAIN

Grandparents of Pierre GUILBAULT

Paternal grandparents

Charles-Francois GUILBAULT Catherine-Antoinette DEGUISE

Maternal grandparents

Pierre JOURDAIN dit BELLEROSE Marie-Catherine AIDE dite CREQUIS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Marie PRUD'HOMME 16 February 1778 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie PRUD'HOMME was born 31 October 1762 in L'Assomption, Canada . Marie died 24 November 1822 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Marie was the child of Pierre PRUD'HOMME and Marie-Anne LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU).

Pierre GUILBAULT died 9 June 1834 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .

m. Guyard Angelique
m. Prud'homme Marie

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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

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

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre GUILBAULT

Pierre GUILBAULT married

Marie PRUD'HOMME
Marriage date: 16 February 1778
Marriage place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie PRUD'HOMME was the child of Pierre PRUD'HOMME and Marie-Anne LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU)

Children of Pierre GUILBAULT and Marie PRUD'HOMME

Isabelle GUILBAULT

Born: 12 November 1785, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1834,

Married: Joseph DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR 26 September 1803 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1754
12 September 1754
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GUILBAULT and Marie PRUD'HOMME 16 February 1778, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 23 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Isabelle GUILBAULT was born 12 November 1785, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Pierre was 31 years old.

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

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

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Isabelle GUILBAULT married 26 September 1803, L'Assomption, Lower Canada to Joseph DEVEAU dit JOLICOEUR

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