Pierre ROULEAU

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abt. 1726 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

24 April 1800 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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Guillaume ROULEAU Cécile GODIN

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Born: abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Guillaume ROULEAU

Mother: Cécile GODIN

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume ROULEAU , Catherine DUFRESNE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GODIN dit CHÂTILLON , Catherine PELLERIN

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Pierre married Marie-Marguerite GAGNON 10 January 1757 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite GAGNON was born abt. 1726 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Marguerite died 10 January 1814 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marguerite was the child of Mathurin GAGNON and Marguerite CHRETIEN.

Pierre ROULEAU died 24 April 1800 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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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Marie-Marguerite GAGNON
Marriage date: 10 January 1757
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite GAGNON was the child of Mathurin GAGNON and Marguerite CHRETIEN

Children of Pierre ROULEAU and Marie-Marguerite GAGNON

Antoine ROULEAU

Born: 5 December 1759, Maskinongé, Canada, New France
Died: 20 April 1840, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Marie SYLVESTRE 1 February 1796 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ROULEAU and Marie-Marguerite GAGNON 10 January 1757, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

1759 Birth of Child
Antoine ROULEAU was born 5 December 1759, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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.