Pierre ROBERT

Born

9 December 1714 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Died

31 May 1791 , Boucherville, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE Geneviève BRÉBANT dite LECOMPTE

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Born: 9 December 1714 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE

Mother: Geneviève BRÉBANT dite LECOMPTE

Paternal grandparents: Louis ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE , Marie BOURGERIE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BRÉBANT dit LECOMPTE , Marguerite DE LAPLACE

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Pierre married Marguerite PROVOST 25 May 1739 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite PROVOST was born 5 December 1718 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . Marguerite died 2 December 1794 in Boucherville, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of François PROVOST and Marguerite BOURDON.

Pierre ROBERT died 31 May 1791 in Boucherville, Lower Canada .
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Pierre ROBERT married

Marguerite PROVOST
Marriage date: 25 May 1739
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Marguerite PROVOST was the child of François PROVOST and Marguerite BOURDON

Children of Pierre ROBERT and Marguerite PROVOST

Marguerite ROBERT

Born: 12 February 1740, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 19 June 1823, Boucherville, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne BIRTZ dit DESMARTEAUX 18 April 1757 Place: Boucherville, Canada, New France

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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 — 1714
9 December 1714
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Pierre ROBERT and Marguerite PROVOST 25 May 1739, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

He was 24 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marguerite ROBERT was born 12 February 1740, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Pierre was 25 years old.

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Marguerite ROBERT married 18 April 1757, Boucherville, Canada, New France to Etienne BIRTZ dit DESMARTEAUX

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.