Pierre CHAINE (CHENAY)

Born

26 September 1747 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Died

12 June 1824 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Pierre CHAINE (CHENAY)

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Born: 26 September 1747 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre CHAINE (CHENAY)

Father

Charles CHENAY (CHAINE)

Mother

Geneviève-Marthe DUMAS

Grandparents of Pierre CHAINE (CHENAY)

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste CHENAY dit LAGARENNE Élisabeth BOUCHER

Maternal grandparents

Charles DUMAS Marie-Madeleine GARAND

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

Pierre married Thérèse FRÉCHETTE 28 October 1771 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Thérèse FRÉCHETTE was born 22 August 1734 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . Thérèse died 14 May 1821 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada. Thérèse was the child of Jean-Baptiste FRÉCHETTE and Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU.

Pierre CHAINE (CHENAY) died 12 June 1824 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre CHAINE (CHENAY)

Pierre CHAINE (CHENAY) married

Thérèse FRÉCHETTE
Marriage date: 28 October 1771
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
Thérèse FRÉCHETTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste FRÉCHETTE and Marie-Ursule ROUSSEAU

Children of Pierre CHAINE (CHENAY) and Thérèse FRÉCHETTE

Marie-Thérèse CHAINE (CHENET)

Born: 21 March 1772, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François-Xavier CHARETTE (CHORET) 28 July 1806 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

Elisabeth CHAINE (CHENAY)

Born: abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste MOREAU 12 November 1799 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1747
26 September 1747
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Pierre CHAINE (CHENAY) and Thérèse FRÉCHETTE 28 October 1771, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse CHAINE (CHENET) was born 21 March 1772, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 24 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

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

1799 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth CHAINE (CHENAY) married 12 November 1799, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste MOREAU

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

1806 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse CHAINE (CHENET) married 28 July 1806, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada to François-Xavier CHARETTE (CHORET)

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