Pierre CARDINAL

Born

5 March 1741 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

17 November 1802 , Montréal, Lower Canada

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François CARDINAL Marie-Josephte MELOCHE

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Born: 5 March 1741 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: François CARDINAL

Mother: Marie-Josephte MELOCHE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre CARDINAL , Marie-Marguerite-Catherine MATOU (MATHON) dite LABRIE

Maternal grandparents: François MELOCHE , Marie MOUFLET

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Pierre married Apolline MOREL dite MADOR 14 November 1763 in Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Apolline MOREL dite MADOR was born 4 March 1740 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Apolline died 27 May 1806 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Apolline was the child of Louis MOREL dit MADOR and Catherine CHENIER.

Pierre CARDINAL died 17 November 1802 in Montréal, 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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Pierre CARDINAL married

Apolline MOREL dite MADOR
Marriage date: 14 November 1763
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Apolline MOREL dite MADOR was the child of Louis MOREL dit MADOR and Catherine CHENIER

Children of Pierre CARDINAL and Apolline MOREL dite MADOR

Geneviève CARDINAL

Born: abt. 1764, Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 August 1828, Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada

Thomas CARDINAL

Born: 1 December 1768, Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 October 1828, Lachine, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne-Catherine HOLMES (OMPS) 4 September 1791 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Catherine CARDINAL

Born: 8 July 1770, Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 October 1800, Montréal, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1741
5 March 1741
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Pierre CARDINAL and Apolline MOREL dite MADOR 14 November 1763, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 22 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Thomas CARDINAL was born 1 December 1768, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Pierre was 27 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Catherine CARDINAL was born 8 July 1770, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Pierre was 29 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.

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
Thomas CARDINAL married 4 September 1791, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie-Anne-Catherine HOLMES (OMPS)

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

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

1800 Death of Child
Catherine CARDINAL died 27 October 1800, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 59 years old.

Death — 1802
17 November 1802
Montréal, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 61.