Pierre MERCURE

Born

16 January 1737 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

14 March 1787 , L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 16 January 1737 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre MERCURE

Father

Jean-François MERCURE

Mother

Marie-Anne DORÉ

Grandparents of Pierre MERCURE

Paternal grandparents

François MERCURE Marie PERRAULT

Maternal grandparents

Louis DORÉ Catherine COQUIN dite LATOURELLE

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

Pierre married Marie-Josephe RIVET 15 January 1770 in Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephe RIVET was born 29 October 1753 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Marie-Josephe died 1 September 1822 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephe was the child of Joseph RIVET and Agathe LAPERCHE.

Pierre MERCURE died 14 March 1787 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre MERCURE

Pierre MERCURE married

Marie-Josephe RIVET
Marriage date: 15 January 1770
Marriage place: Saint-Sulpice, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe RIVET was the child of Joseph RIVET and Agathe LAPERCHE

Children of Pierre MERCURE and Marie-Josephe RIVET

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1737
16 January 1737
Neuville, Portneuf, 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Pierre MERCURE and Marie-Josephe RIVET 15 January 1770, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

He was 33 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.