Pierre Benjamin LORD (LAURE)

Born

26 January 1728 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

20 July 1813 , Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Pierre Benjamin married Marie Josephte BLANCHARD 10 August 1764 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Josephte BLANCHARD was born abt. 1747 in Acadia, Canada. Marie Josephte died 17 August 1807 in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Marie Josephte was the child of Pierre BLANCHARD and Marie BOURG .

Parents & Family of Pierre Benjamin LORD (LAURE)

Parents of Pierre Benjamin LORD (LAURE)

Father

Jacques LORD dit LAMONTAGNE (LAURE)

Mother

Marie Charlotte BONNEVIE

Grandparents of Pierre Benjamin LORD (LAURE)

Paternal grandparents

Julien LORD (LOURT) dit LAMONTAGNE Anne Charlotte GIROUARD

Maternal grandparents

Jacques BONNEVIE Françoise MIUS D'AZIT dite BEAUMONT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre Benjamin LORD (LAURE)

Pierre Benjamin LORD (LAURE) married

Marie Josephte BLANCHARD
Marriage date: 10 August 1764
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie Josephte BLANCHARD was the child of Pierre BLANCHARD and Marie BOURG

Children of Pierre Benjamin LORD (LAURE) and Marie Josephte BLANCHARD

Marie-Rose LORD

Born: 7 April 1765, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 March 1847, Saint-Aimé, Canada East

Married: Michel MARTIN 24 January 1791 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada

Theotiste LAURE

Born: 30 October 1783, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine LECOMPTE dit ROUILLARD 1 August 1803 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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

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Birth — 1728
26 January 1728
Port Royal, Acadia

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Pierre Benjamin LORD (LAURE) and Marie Josephte BLANCHARD 10 August 1764, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 36 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose LORD was born 7 April 1765, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre Benjamin was 37 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.

1783 Birth of Child
Theotiste LAURE was born 30 October 1783, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Pierre Benjamin was 55 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose LORD married 24 January 1791, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Michel MARTIN

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

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Theotiste LAURE married 1 August 1803, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Antoine LECOMPTE dit ROUILLARD

1807 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Josephte BLANCHARD died 17 August 1807, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gregoire-le-Grand)

Death — 1813
20 July 1813
Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 85.

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