Pierre SAUVAGE

Born

1 October 1726 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

20 December 1787 , Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Pierre SAUVAGE

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Born: 1 October 1726 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre SAUVAGE

Father

Gilles SAUVAGE

Mother

Marie-Anne LEBLANC

Grandparents of Pierre SAUVAGE

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Maternal grandparents

Julien LEBLANC Anne-Louise VANIER

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

Pierre married Marie-Josephte PEPIN 21 September 1750 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte PEPIN was born 1 March 1729 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephte died 1 August 1762 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Jacques PEPIN and Elisabeth DUFRESNE.

Pierre SAUVAGE died 20 December 1787 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre SAUVAGE

Pierre SAUVAGE married

Marie-Josephte PEPIN
Marriage date: 21 September 1750
Marriage place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte PEPIN was the child of Jacques PEPIN and Elisabeth DUFRESNE

Children of Pierre SAUVAGE and Marie-Josephte PEPIN

François SAUVAGE

Born: 10 September 1759, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 16 February 1843, L'Assomption, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephe RIVET 7 February 1792 Place: L'Assomption, Lower Canada

Joseph SAUVAGE

Born: abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) 27 September 1791 Place: Chambly, Lower Canada

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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 — 1726
1 October 1726
Montréal, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Pierre SAUVAGE and Marie-Josephte PEPIN 21 September 1750, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

He was 23 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
François SAUVAGE was born 10 September 1759, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte PEPIN died 1 August 1762, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

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.