Pierre LACROIX

Born

26 December 1725 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

9 March 1808 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Pierre LACROIX Jeanne BARRETTE

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Born: 26 December 1725 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre LACROIX

Mother: Jeanne BARRETTE

Paternal grandparents: François-Normand LACROIX , Anne GAGNÉ

Maternal grandparents: François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) , Geneviève CLOUTIER

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Pierre married Genevieve BELANGER 23 November 1751 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Genevieve BELANGER was born 5 September 1728 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Genevieve died 12 January 1797 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Genevieve was the child of Prisque BÉLANGER and Genevieve GOSSELIN.

Pierre LACROIX died 9 March 1808 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Genevieve BELANGER
Marriage date: 23 November 1751
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Genevieve BELANGER was the child of Prisque BÉLANGER and Genevieve GOSSELIN

Children of Pierre LACROIX and Genevieve BELANGER

Pierre LACROIX

Born: 27 September 1754, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Died: 25 December 1834, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte NOLIN 7 February 1775 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne LACROIX

Born: abt. 1755, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 October 1830, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Louis ROYER 8 November 1773 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Angelique LACROIX

Born: 13 July 1767, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 August 1839, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: François GOSSELIN 6 November 1792 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1725
26 December 1725
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LACROIX and Genevieve BELANGER 23 November 1751, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Pierre LACROIX was born 27 September 1754, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 28 years old.

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.

1767 Birth of Child
Angelique LACROIX was born 13 July 1767, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 41 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LACROIX married 8 November 1773, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Louis ROYER

1775 Marriage of Child
Pierre LACROIX married 7 February 1775, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte NOLIN

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.