Pierre-Joseph MERCIER

(b. 29 December 1738 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 12 June 1778 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre-Joseph MERCIER was born 29 December 1738 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Pierre-Joseph MERCIER was the child of Jean MERCIER and Geneviève ASSELIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pascal MERCIER and Anne CLOUTIER (maternal) Thomas ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Geneviève LECLERC

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

Pierre-Joseph married Cecile COUTURE 4 February 1760 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Cecile COUTURE was born 18 November 1739 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Cecile died 26 September 1814 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Cecile was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUTURE and Marie-Madeleine CASSE (LACASSE).

Pierre-Joseph MERCIER died 12 June 1778 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Occupation

Pierre-Joseph MERCIER was a Capitaine de milice du Roi.

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-Joseph MERCIER married

Cecile COUTURE-- Date: 4 February 1760 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Cecile COUTURE was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUTURE and Marie-Madeleine CASSE (LACASSE)

Children of Pierre-Joseph MERCIER and Cecile COUTURE:

Cecile MERCIER (b.14 December 1760, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada d. , )

Pierre MERCIER (b.21 February 1762, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada d. 14 October 1829, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )

Marie-Anne MERCIER (b.28 August 1763, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 May 1815, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

Joseph MERCIER (b.10 September 1764, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Augustin MERCIER (b.23 December 1767, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 August 1830, Montmagny, Lower Canada )

Angelique-Louise MERCIER (b.16 January 1772, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 May 1793, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

Catherine MERCIER (b.17 April 1778, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1738 Birth
29 December 1738
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Joseph MERCIER and Cecile COUTURE 4 February 1760 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Cecile MERCIER was born 14 December 1760, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Pierre-Joseph was 21 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Pierre MERCIER was born 21 February 1762, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Pierre-Joseph was 23 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MERCIER was born 28 August 1763, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Pierre-Joseph was 24 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Joseph MERCIER was born 10 September 1764, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Pierre-Joseph was 25 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Augustin MERCIER was born 23 December 1767, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Pierre-Joseph was 29 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Angelique-Louise MERCIER was born 16 January 1772, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Pierre-Joseph was 33 years old.

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.