Pierre ARSENAULT

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14 July 1761 , L'Acadie, Canada

Died

2 June 1841 , Saint-Ours, Canada East

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Claude ARSENAULT Marie COMEAU

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Born: 14 July 1761 in L'Acadie, Canada

Father: Claude ARSENAULT

Mother: Marie COMEAU

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) , Marie Marguerite CORMIER

Maternal grandparents: Ambroise COMEAU , Marguerite CORMIER

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Pierre married Marie-Charlotte LEFEBVRE 20 February 1786 in Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte LEFEBVRE was born abt. 1763 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Gabriel LEFEBVRE and Marie-Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY.

Pierre married (2) Marguerite JACOB 27 January 1800 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite JACOB was born 21 August 1777 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marguerite was the child of Jean Baptiste JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS and Marie-Josephte GERVAIS.

Pierre ARSENAULT died 2 June 1841 in Saint-Ours, Canada East .
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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 ARSENAULT married

Marie-Charlotte LEFEBVRE
Marriage date: 20 February 1786
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte LEFEBVRE was the child of Gabriel LEFEBVRE and Marie-Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY

Children of Pierre ARSENAULT and Marie-Charlotte LEFEBVRE

Marie-Anne ARSENAULT

Born: 20 March 1778, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 March 1822, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Jean LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES 11 November 1802 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre ARSENAULT married

Marguerite JACOB
Marriage date: 27 January 1800
Marriage place: Saint-Ours, Lower Canada
Marguerite JACOB was the child of Jean Baptiste JACOB dit L'ANGLAIS and Marie-Josephte GERVAIS

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Marguerite ARSENAULT

Born: 10 December 1804, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: 9 September 1874, Saint-Aimé, Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine BEAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE 27 April 1824 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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Birth — 1761
14 July 1761
L'Acadie, Canada

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 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ARSENAULT was born 20 March 1778, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre was 16 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ARSENAULT and Marie-Charlotte LEFEBVRE 20 February 1786, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 24 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)

1800 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ARSENAULT and Marguerite JACOB 27 January 1800, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 38 years old.

1802 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne ARSENAULT married 11 November 1802, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Joseph-Jean LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES

1804 Birth of Child
Marguerite ARSENAULT was born 10 December 1804, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Pierre was 43 years old.

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