Pierre MERCIER

(b. abt. 1712 , Québec Province, Canada d. 21 January 1787 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre MERCIER was born abt. 1712 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre MERCIER was the child of Pierre MERCIER and Marie-Madeleine GAGNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pascal MERCIER and Anne CLOUTIER (maternal) Louis GAGNÉ and Marie GAGNON

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

Pierre married Marie-Louise TANGUAY 9 November 1744 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Louise TANGUAY was born 26 August 1723 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Louise died 28 August 1803 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Jean-Baptiste TANGUAY and Marie-Françoise-Geneviève BLAIS.

Pierre MERCIER died 21 January 1787 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Tanguay Marie-Louise

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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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Pierre MERCIER married

Marie-Louise TANGUAY-- Date: 9 November 1744 Place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise TANGUAY was the child of Jean-Baptiste TANGUAY and Marie-Françoise-Geneviève BLAIS

Children of Pierre MERCIER and Marie-Louise TANGUAY:

Pierre MERCIER (b.20 February 1746, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 9 June 1802, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite FORTIN 8 January 1770 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Augustin MERCIER (b.26 September 1750, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 29 August 1816, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

Joseph MERCIER (b.6 July 1752, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Genevieve MERCIER (b.18 June 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 25 June 1783, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Louise MERCIER (b.14 December 1756, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 2 July 1806, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

Francoise MERCIER (b.8 February 1764, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 January 1840, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )

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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

1744 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MERCIER and Marie-Louise TANGUAY 9 November 1744 , Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

1746 Birth of Child
Pierre MERCIER was born 20 February 1746, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1750 Birth of Child
Augustin MERCIER was born 26 September 1750, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph MERCIER was born 6 July 1752, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve MERCIER was born 18 June 1754, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MERCIER was born 14 December 1756, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Francoise MERCIER was born 8 February 1764, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

1770 Marriage of Child
Pierre MERCIER married 8 January 1770, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada to Marguerite FORTIN

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.